Ransomware attacks expose urgent risks for critical utilities

[Digital Daily Reporter Minji Choi] The nature of cyberattacks is changing. The level of threats to physical infrastructure such as power grids, water supply, communications, hospitals, and industrial control systems is increasing. If a blind spot in operational technology (OT) security occurs and a cyberattack is successful, it can have a dangerous impact on daily life, from facility destruction to human casualties. It can also escalate into co…

As global geopolitical tensions rise and technologies such as artificial intelligence become more prevalent, cyberattacks targeting the energy industry have increased significantly. Attackers are leveraging cloud computing and IoT technologies to penetrate critical infrastructure and cause damage through ransomware or espionage. The U.S. Department of Energy issued new guidelines to address the threat, but experts warned that there could be grea…

Ransomware attacks expose urgent risks for critical utilities

Spanish water supplier Aigües de Mataró was hit by ransomware, highlighting growing cyber risks to essential infrastructure worldwide, experts warn.