Parking space availability information has overtaken traffic information to be listed as the most crucial in-car feature for motorists worldwide, according to 4,990 respondents in a recent global survey.
Determining parking space availability near destinations is now the top requested in-car connected service for drivers around the world, according to the latest Connected Features Interest Survey Report carried out by TechInsights.
Threat Actor Update: IRIDUIM Attributed to Prestige Ransomware Campaign A ransomware campaign targeting transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland has been attributed to a group called IRIDIUM. The ransomware campaign used a previously unidentified ransomware payload called ‘Prestige’ which was observed deployed on October 11th, 2022. The objective of the campaign was to cause disruption not financial gain. IRIDUIM is a Russia-based actor that overlaps with Sandworm and has been consistently active in Ukraine with IRIDIUM being linked to activity in March 2022 (1). The Ukraine war continues to highlight the increased use of ransomware for non-financial means. Ransomware has been used for non-financial means before (2); however, many ransomware incidents have historically been financially driven. For example, the HermacticRansom malware used in Ukraine is suspected to be a smokescreen for destructive attacks (3). Hacktivist group FRwL has used ransomware during
Key Infrastructure and Critical Vulnerabilities: Attack Against Tata Power Highlights Cyber Risk to India’s Growing and Increasingly Connected Population On Friday, October 14, Indian electricity provider Tata reported it was suffering the effects of a cyberattack against its network. (1) In late October, Hive ransomware claimed the attack and began leaking data stolen from Tata Power on its website. (16) This was not the first time Indian power infrastructure was targeted in a cyberattack. So far has been no long-term infrastructure damage, but attacks against vulnerable power infrastructure which are widespread or occur at critical times have the potential to be disruptive to government, commerce, and daily living. Indian authorities blamed malware for a two-hour long power outage also in Mumbai in October 2020, and later indicated they believed the incident to be the result of deliberate action, according to press reports. The investigation uncovered suspicious logins to servers c