Leaked Documents Detail Russia’s Cyberwarfare Tools, Including for OT Attacks

Documents show that Russian IT company NTC Vulkan was requested to develop offensive tools for government-backed hacking group Sandworm.
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Controller-level flaws can let hackers physically damage moving bridges

By Waqas
Sophisticated hackers can now breach vulnerable networks and devices at the controller level of critical infrastructure, causing physical damage to crucial assets.
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2022 ICS Attacks: Fewer-Than-Expected on US Energy Sector, But Ransomware Surged

Dragos ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review 2022 report covers state-sponsored attacks, ransomware, and vulnerabilities.
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Cyber Insights 2023: ICS and Operational Technology

The overall effect of current global geopolitical conditions is that nation states have a greater incentive to target the ICS/OT of critical industries, while cybercriminals have had their restraints reduced.

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Retired Software Exploited To Target Power Grids, Microsoft

By Habiba Rashid
Boa was discontinued in 2005 but remained popular and is now becoming a crisis because of the complex nature of how it was built into the IoT device supply chain.
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OT security: Helping under-resourced critical infrastructure organizations

In this Help Net Security interview, Dawn Cappelly, Director of OT-CERT at the industrial cybersecurity company Dragos, talks about the OT security risks critical infrastructure organizations are facing, offers advice on how they can overcome obstacles… Continue reading OT security: Helping under-resourced critical infrastructure organizations

Researchers disclose 56 vulnerabilities impacting thousands of OT devices

Forescout’s Vedere Labs disclosed OT:ICEFALL, 56 vulnerabilities affecting devices from 10 operational technology (OT) vendors. This is one of the single largest vulnerability disclosures that impact OT devices and directly addresses insecure-by-… Continue reading Researchers disclose 56 vulnerabilities impacting thousands of OT devices

Vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems Lets Attackers Remotely Unlock Doors

By Deeba Ahmed
In total, eight zero-day vulnerabilities have been detected in Carrier’s industrial control systems (ICS) which, if exploited, allow…
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Can we trust the cybersecurity of the energy sector?

A research published by DNV reveals that energy executives anticipate life, property, and environment-compromising cyberattacks on the sector within the next two years. The report finds that more than four-fifths of professionals working in the power, … Continue reading Can we trust the cybersecurity of the energy sector?