Source: Sky ECC website
Authorities in the U.S. have extended the international police crackdown against the Sky ECC cryptophone service by indicting both the parent company s CEO and its main distributor.
Jean-François Eap, CEO of Sky Global, and Thomas Herdman, who authorities say distributed Sky Global devices until December 2020, have both been charged with a conspiracy to violate the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, aka RICO, by running an illicit secret communications network for criminals. They have also been charged with a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.
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A satellite view of Oldsmar s water reclamation facility (Photo: Google Maps)
As the investigation into the hacking of a water treatment facility in Florida continues, cybersecurity experts say the incident points to the urgent need to enhance operational technology security. The lesson to be learned here is that public sector organizations that provide critical services - which are largely unregulated for security - need some scrutiny on their IT and OT security, says Mike Hamilton, the CISO of CI Security, who formerly worked at the Department of Homeland Security.
The Friday attack against the water treatment facility in Oldsmar, Florida, is being investigated by the local Pinellas County Sheriff s Office, which has notified the FBI and U.S. Secret Service.