DHS, FBI Warn of Ongoing APT Attack Against Critical Infrastructure

itman · Oct 23, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued a joint technical alert warning that government entities and organizations in the energy, nuclear, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors are subject to an ongoing attack campaign from an advanced actor, most probably Dragonfly (aka Crouching Yeti and Energetic Bear).

The alert was first distributed by email and is now published by US-CERT. It warns, “Since at least May 2017, threat actors have targeted government entities and the energy, water, aviation, nuclear, and critical manufacturing sectors, and, in some cases, have leveraged their capabilities to compromise victims' networks.” The attack is considered to be ongoing.

The alert does not itself attribute the attack to any specific attacker, but it does comment, “The report Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted by sophisticated attack group, released by Symantec on September 6, 2017, provides additional information about this ongoing campaign.” Dragonfly's activities against western critical infrastructure -- and especially the energy sector -- have been known for many years. There have been many suggestions that the group operates out of Russia and may be connected to the Russian government.
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http://www.securityweek.com/dhs-fbi-warn-ongoing-apt-attack-against-critical-infrastructure

ronjor · Oct 23, 2017

Posted here. > https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...es-concerns-on-cybersecurity-for-grid.391959/

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