Hackers Distributing Password Cracking Tool for PLCs and HMIs to Target Industrial Systems

Discussion in 'News Aggregator' started by Ravie Lakshmanan, 18 Jul 2022.

  1. Industrial engineers and operators are the target of a new campaign that leverages password cracking software to seize control of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and co-opt the machines to a botnet. The software "exploited a vulnerability in the firmware which allowed it to retrieve the password on command," Dragos security researcher Sam Hanson said. "Further, the software was a malware

    Continue reading...
     

Share This Page

Loading...