{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Seek and Destroy: U.S. Energy Firms Warned of Recent IT Threats","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ns732qbVZp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/seek-and-destroy-u-s-energy-firms-warned-of-recent-it-threats\/\">Seek and Destroy: U.S. Energy Firms Warned of Recent IT Threats<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/seek-and-destroy-u-s-energy-firms-warned-of-recent-it-threats\/embed\/#?secret=ns732qbVZp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Seek and Destroy: U.S. Energy Firms Warned of Recent IT Threats&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"ns732qbVZp\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Last Thursday, the U.S. government released a warning about the increasing risk of cyber attacks targeting critical energy corporations; seeking to destroy or manipulate industrial machinery in attempts to seize control of networks that deliver energy or run industrial processes, according to NYTimes.com and Washington Post. According to the Washington Post, the unclassified alert was issued by the Depart. of Homeland Security\u2019s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team or ICS-CERT, and released on a computer network accessible only to authorized industry and government users (hence why you won\u2019t find a link to the report here). NYTimes.com reports a key distinction in the latest warnings about the potential new attacks as attempts to destroy, rather than just obtain or steal information from U.S. companies. While the majority of previous attacks have been motivated by gaining competitive advantages by stealing trade secrets, the newest threats appear to be motivated by the intention to shut down industrial machinery and energy delivery. The article also reports that senior officials briefed on the latest attacks claimed they targeted the administrative systems of 10 major unnamed U.S. energy companies. Another U.S. official reports the warning was released after intrusion to a corporate system that deals..."}