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A Dragonfly in the Ointment: Cyber Attacks on the Energy Sector May Signal Dark Days Ahead

Recent attacks may not yet have resulted in damages or disruption, but the group appears to be positioning itself to learn how the targeted energy facilities operate while attempting to gain access to operational control systems, if they have not done so already.

25 minute readOctober 01, 2017 at 12:15 AM
By
Michael Bahar, Trevor Satnick
Mark Thibodeaux
A Dragonfly in the Ointment: Cyber Attacks on the Energy Sector May Signal Dark Days Ahead

On Sept. 6, 2017, cybersecurity company Symantec reported an increased effort among cyber attackers to target the energy sector, both in Europe and the United States. The group believed to be behind the most recent intrusions into energy sector systems is known as Dragonfly.

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