Russian hackers probing U.S. energy companies' networks, FBI warns
Russian hackers have recently scanned the networks of at least five U.S. energy companies and 18 other U.S. defense, financial services and IT firms in a possible prelude to destructive intrusions, the FBI warned industry partners in a recent alert.
While “scanning activity is common on a network,” the Russian IP addresses responsible for this scanning activity “are believed to be associated with cyber actors who previously conducted destructive cyber activity against foreign critical infrastructure,” the bureau said in the March 18 alert obtained by POLITICO.
The FBI urged U.S. energy companies to “examine current network traffic for these IP addresses and conduct follow-on investigations if observed.”
Potent timing: News of the private industry notification, first reported by CBS News, comes one day after President Joe Biden and one of his top cyber officials said Russia seemed to be preparing for cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. The administration privately briefed companies that appeared to be in Russia’s crosshairs but did not declassify the intelligence underpinning its conclusion.
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