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Iranian Attacks on Industrial Control Systems

Posted on By infossl
hacking, ics, infrastructure, iran, passwords, scada, Security technology, threatalerts

New details: At the CyberwarCon conference in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, Microsoft security researcher Ned Moran plans to present new findings from the company’s threat intelligence group that show a shift in the activity of the Iranian hacker group APT33, also known by the names Holmium, Refined Kitten, or Elfin. Microsoft has watched the group … Read More “Iranian Attacks on Industrial Control Systems” »

Hacking Attack Causes Physical Damage at German Steel Mill

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, germany, hacking, hardware, ics, infrastructure, phishing, Security technology

This sort of thing is still very rare, but I fear it will become more common: …hackers had struck an unnamed steel mill in Germany. They did so by manipulating and disrupting control systems to such a degree that a blast furnace could not be properly shut down, resulting in “massive” — though unspecified — … Read More “Hacking Attack Causes Physical Damage at German Steel Mill” »