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CISA Warns Hackers Are Breaking Into Water Plant Controllers Left Exposed on the Internet
The US cyber agency says attackers are locking operators out of the small industrial computers that run water systems, forcing boil-water notices and manual operations.
Schneider Electric patches a nasty file-parsing bug in its industrial control software
A booby-trapped design file could let attackers run code inside IGSS, the SCADA tool used to monitor factories, energy sites and manufacturing plants worldwide.
More Than 30 Minnesota Water Utilities Hit in Coordinated Cyberattack
Attackers knocked out automated controls at water and wastewater plants across the state on July 26 and 27. Drinking water stayed safe, but one city briefly shut its plant down entirely.
US and Australian agencies publish playbook for cutting critical systems off in a crisis
New joint guidance tells power, water and transport operators how to run in isolation when a cyberattack or geopolitical crisis forces the plug to be pulled.
Frenos Raises $1.52 Million More to Test Factory and Power-Grid Security Without Touching the Real Thing
The startup runs fake cyberattacks inside a virtual copy of your industrial network, so it can find the dangerous paths before real criminals do.
Most AI Models Fail New Malware-Investigation Test Inspired by Nuclear Sabotage
A benchmark built around a real industrial-attack case shows that today's leading AI systems can't follow a malware investigation all the way to a conclusion.
US Agencies Warn That Iranian Hackers Are Targeting Industrial Control Systems Made by Siemens, Schneider Electric, and Rockwell Automation
An updated federal advisory names the specific techniques used to break into programmable logic controllers, the computers that run factories, water plants, and power grids.
Why Stolen Logins Keep Opening the Door to Power Grids and Water Plants
Attackers rarely need fancy exploits when a valid password and an unchecked laptop will do. A look at why device trust is the missing half of Zero Trust in critical infrastructure.
SecurityWeek Launches Awards Programme to Spotlight Industrial Cybersecurity's Best Work
A new independently judged awards scheme will recognise the people and technologies making a real difference in protecting factories, power grids, and critical infrastructure.
Bit2Watt: How a Regular Cloud Customer Could Wobble the Power Grid
Researchers at Zhejiang University say a paying cloud tenant with ordinary GPU access can swing a data centre's electricity draw hard enough to shake the grid, no hacking required.
Ransomware Hits Naval Contractor, Lidl Discloses Data Breach, and Iran Tracks US Military Phones
A defence shipbuilder confirms a ransomware attack, a major supermarket chain notifies customers of stolen data, and new evidence suggests Iranian operatives tracked phones belonging to US military personnel.
UK Government to Warn Public How to Prepare for Cyber-Attacks and Extreme Weather
Ministers are updating Britain's classified crisis plans for the first time in two decades and launching a public awareness campaign, as officials cite AI-assisted crime and record temperatures as growing threats.
Russian Spies Are Testing Australia's Unlocked Doors
Australia's top signals agency has joined two dozen allied governments to warn that hackers working for Russian intelligence are quietly breaking into poorly secured network devices across critical industries worldwide.
Siemens Patches Four Flaws in SICAM 8 Grid Kit, Including a Firmware Signing Bypass
Siemens is pushing V26.20 firmware for gear that sits inside power stations. One bug lets an insider install their own firmware and have it survive every reboot.
The Machines That Run the World Are Running Decades-Old Software
Industrial control systems keep factories, water plants, and power grids alive. They also run code written before Wi-Fi existed. Fixing that is harder than it sounds.