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In May 2016, Softpedia wrote an article about a Drupal web ransomware. This malware exploits an SQL Injection on CMS Drupal, changes admin credentials and asks for bitcoins to unlock content. After locking the website, a malware is executed on the server. After this ends,...https://www.stormshield.com/news/the-smart-city-and-cybersecurity-the-issue-of-public-lighting/
Modern public lighting, with its mix of street lamps and sensors, incorporates technologies to connect its services. For this reason, smart cities are focused on streamlining their operational efficiency while improving the experience of their users, all amid a general background of cost-cutting. This is...https://www.stormshield.com/news/smart-city-and-cybersecurity-the-issue-of-urban-mobility/
Although ultra-connected, today’s smart city suffers from a chronic cybersecurity shortfall in its urban mobility equipment. As players in the urban mobility sector become increasingly diverse, we focus on the growing frequency and intensity of cyberattacks that undermine a connected but vulnerable mobility fleet. First...https://www.stormshield.com/news/overview-of-cyberattacks-on-connected-cities/
The digital transformation of city infrastructures is a response to growing urban densification, and also to energy efficiency and sobriety requirements. However, the transition to increasingly connected cities raises questions about cybersecurity; for after all, anything that is connected is potentially vulnerable. Furthermore, cybercriminals have...https://www.stormshield.com/news/cyber-warfare-use-of-cyber-tools-in-the-russian-ukrainian-war/
The Russian invasion of Ukraine marked a first in the history of conflict, with the widespread use of cyberattacks. This development has transformed the landscape of the traditional war, raising many questions. We take a closer look at a hybrid cyber-warfare in which the forces...https://www.stormshield.com/news/energy-infrastructure-facing-up-to-the-cyber-threat/
Digital transformation has brought undeniable benefits to the energy sector in terms of flexibility and streamlining of the distribution network. At the same time, however, it has introduced significant vulnerabilities, creating additional points of entry to an already extensive physical area spanning energy production, transmission...https://www.stormshield.com/news/cybersecurity-olympic-games-lessons-learned-ahead-of-paris-2024/
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the largest event to be held in France since 1900. The figures are staggering: a budget of 7 billion euros, 4 billion television viewers, 12 million spectators, 30,000 volunteers, 10,000 athletes, 206 nations and 40...https://www.stormshield.com/news/a-short-history-of-ransomware/
Ransomware has become one of the most well-known tools in the cybercriminal’s arsenal. It has demonstrated its ability to disrupt any business and community, regardless of its size and level of security, ranging from an international shipping group brought to its knees by the encryption...