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Critical infrastructure depends on interconnected operational systems, where cyber incidents can disrupt essential services, safety, and availability.

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Critical infrastructure includes systems and assets vital for public health, safety, and economic stability, such as power grids, water treatment, transportation networks, and healthcare facilities. These systems often combine physical components with industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) that manage essential services in real time.

From an information-security perspective, critical infrastructure faces risks like unauthorized access to control systems, disruption of service availability, and manipulation of sensor data. Defending these assets requires specialized security measures tailored to ICS environments, including network segmentation, strict access controls, and continuous monitoring for anomalies. Ensuring resilience also involves coordinated efforts between operators and government agencies to address vulnerabilities unique to legacy systems and proprietary protocols.

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Scammers Use Social Engineering and Phishing to Fool Workers and IT Help Desk StaffFederal authorities warn of social engineering and phishing scams - sometimes targeting IT help desk workers - that allow attackers to steal login credentials and access healthcare sector entities' IT systems so they can divert automated clearinghouse payments to bank accounts the attackers control.

Bank Info Security 28 Jun 2024, 10:00 a.m. Automation Banking Credentials Critical Infrastructure FBI Finance Healthcare Phishing Scam Social Engineering Theft

US Critical Infrastructure, NATO Also Targeted by Russian Threat Actors, Feds SayThe U.S. government charged Russian civilian Amin Stigal with assisting Moscow's GRU military intelligence unit in its use of WhisperGate malware against Ukraine beginning in the weeks leading up to Moscow's all-out invasion, as well as probing America's critical infrastructure.

Bank Info Security 28 Jun 2024, 5:00 a.m. America Critical Infrastructure Government Malware Military Russia Threat Actor Ukraine

DOJ Says Vendor's Terminated Worker Unlawfully Accessed Geisinger Patient InfoAn ex-employee of Microsoft's Nuance Communications unit is at the center of a 2023 data breach that affected more than 1 million patients of Pennsylvania-based healthcare system Geisinger. The Department of Justice has criminally charged the former Nuance worker in the incident.

Bank Info Security 27 Jun 2024, 10:00 a.m. Breach Critical Infrastructure Healthcare Incident Microsoft Vendor

Final HHS Rule Cuts Financial Payments to Healthcare Firms That Violate Cures ActFederal regulators have issued a final rule that sets financial disincentives for healthcare providers that commit information blocking - or practices that they know are unreasonable and likely to interfere with patient access to electronic health information.

Bank Info Security 25 Jun 2024, 10:00 a.m. Critical Infrastructure Finance Healthcare
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European Union Sanctions Russian State Hackers

Hackers Part of Callisto and Armageddon GroupsThe European Union sanctioned four Russian domestic intelligence agency hackers including two military officers who participated in what researchers have described as "hack and leak" operations. Also coming under sanctions are ransomware hackers part of the Wizard Spider criminal group.

Bank Info Security 25 Jun 2024, 7:00 a.m. Critical Infrastructure Europe Hacking Leak Military Ransomware Research Russia Sanctions