ICS Security – MrHacker

U.S. Warns of APT Hackers Targeting ICS/SCADA Systems with Specialized Malware

The U.S. government on Wednesday warned of nation-state actors deploying specialized malware to maintain access to industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices. “The APT actors have developed custom-made tools for targeting ICS/SCADA devices,” multiple U.S. agencies said in an alert. “The tools enable them to scan for, compromise, and […]

Jun 04, 2021

10 Critical Flaws Found in CODESYS Industrial Automation Software

Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed as many as ten critical vulnerabilities impacting CODESYS automation software that could be exploited to remote code execution on programmable logic controllers (PLCs). “To exploit the vulnerabilities, an attacker does not need a username or password; having network access to the industrial controller is enough,” researchers from Positive Technologies said. […]

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