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Jul 2023
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The IT/OT cultural divide in the federa...

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Japan’s largest port disrupted by ransomware. Cl0p breaches Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy. Solar panel vulnerabilities. Threats and risks to electric vehicle charging stations. RedEnergy ransomware and information stealer targets industrial sectors. CISA advisories.

Our guest is Christopher Ebley from Blackwood returns to discuss the IT/OT cultural divide in the federal space and IT threats that are impacting OT systems.

The Learning Lab continues with part 2 of the 3-part discussion between Dragos’ Mark Urban and Vulnerability Analyst Logan Carpenter talking about vulnerabilities in the OT world.


Control Loop News Brief.

Japan’s largest port disrupted by ransomware.

Japan’s largest port stops operations after ransomware attack (BleepingComputer)

Japan's biggest port, Nagoya, hit by suspected cyberattack (Nikkei Asia)

Pro-Russian hackers target Port of Nagoya, disrupting loading of Toyota parts (The Japan Times)

Nagoya Port Resumes Some Operations After Ransomware Attack (Bloomberg)

Cl0p breaches Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy.

Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy are two more victims of a MOVEit attack (SecurityAffairs)

Siemens Energy confirms data breach after MOVEit data-theft attack (BleepingComputer)

Solar panel vulnerabilities.

Exploited Solar Power Product Vulnerability Could Expose Energy Organizations to Attacks (SecurityWeek)

IoT Under Siege: The Anatomy of the Latest Mirai Campaign Leveraging Multiple IoT Exploits (Unit 42)

Actively Exploited Industrial Control Systems Hardware - SolarView Series (VulnCheck)

Threats and risks to electric vehicle charging stations.

EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk (WIRED)

RedEnergy ransomware and information stealer targets industrial sectors.

Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks (Zscaler)

CISA advisories.

CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA)


Control Loop Interview.

The interview is with Christopher Ebley of Blackwood talking about the IT/OT cultural divide in the federal space and IT threats impacting OT systems.


Control Loop Learning Lab.

On the Learning Lab, Mark Urban is joined by Dragos Vulnerability Analyst Logan Carpenter in part two of three segments on vulnerabilities in the OT world.


Control Loop OT Cybersecurity Briefing.

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