Daily NCSC-FI news followup 2020-07-13

NASA hacked because of unauthorized Raspberry Pi connected to its networkA: www.zdnet.com/article/nasa-hacked-because-of-unauthorized-raspberry-pi-connected-to-its-network/ A report published this week by the NASA Office of Inspector General reveals that in April 2018 hackers breached the agency’s network and stole approximately 500 MB of data related to Mars missions. The point of entry was a Raspberry Pi device that […]

The Hidden Cost of Ransomware: Wholesale Password Theft krebsonsecurity.com/2020/01/the-hidden-cost-of-ransomware-wholesale-password-theft/ Moral of the story: Companies that experience a ransomware attack or for that matter any type of equally invasive malware infestation should assume that all credentials stored anywhere on the local network (including those saved inside Web browsers and password managers) are compromised and need to […]

Indian officials acknowledged on October 30th that a cyberattack occurred at the countrys Kudankulam nuclear power plant. thebulletin.org/2019/11/lessons-from-the-cyberattack-on-indias-largest-nuclear-power-plant/ While reactor operations at Kudankulam were reportedly unaffected, this incident should serve as yet another wake-up call that the nuclear power industry needs to take cybersecurity more seriously.. The problem of cybersecurity is not new to the […]