OT Devices
Hackers disrupt over 30 Minnesota water utilities in coordinated OT attack
The Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) agency activated its cybersecurity incident response capabilities across the entire state after hackers targeted more than 30 community water systems in “a coordinated cyberattack.” The attacks occurred on Sunday and Monday, July 26 and 27, and targeted operational technology (OT) systems at local water utilities. In a statement early Monday, […]
CISA: Hackers target industrial systems using “unsophisticated methods”
CISA warned today of threat actors trying to breach critical infrastructure networks by targeting Internet-exposed industrial devices using “unsophisticated” methods like brute force attacks and default credentials. According to the cybersecurity agency, these ongoing attacks targeting critical infrastructure OT and ICS devices are also impacting water and wastewater systems. OT devices integrate hardware and software and […]