(Photo by CAROLYN KASTER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) DOJ unseals charges against Russians in attempted hacks of infrastructure, including Trisis case One indictment refers to infamous hacking attempts on industrial control systems in 2017, and the other involves a separate spree from 2012-17. Mar 24, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
Ventilation unit of the Mont Blanc tunnel on the Italian side is pictured on January 12, 2017 during the presentation of the new computerized safety control system of the Mont Blanc Tunnel in Chamonix, southeastern France. (JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP via Getty Images) Researchers find big flaw in a Schneider Electric ICS system popular in building systems, utilities The vulnerability could be used to deploy a variety of attacks including ransomware. Jul 13, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Mandiant’s cybersecurity researchers said a malicious attacker in a similar situation could have shut down more smart meters (Getty Images) How (and why) cyber specialists hacked a North American utility’s smart meter Big hacks like the 2015 Ukraine power outage and the 2017 shutdown of a Saudi petrochemical plant still inspire red teams today. Apr 16, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) US sanctions Russian government institution in connection with Trisis malware The sanctions mark the first time any government has publicly connected Trisis to Russia. Oct 23, 2020 By Tim Starks Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Airbus researcher explores ‘Stuxnet-type attack’ for security training The planemaker's cybersecurity subsidiary says it found a way to replicate how the famous malware executed code on programmable logic controllers. Jan 16, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Yet another hacking group is targeting oil and gas companies, Dragos says Researchers have dubbed the group Hexane, and they say it has been particularly active in recent months. Aug 1, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty) The group behind Trisis has expanded its targeting to the U.S. electric sector ICS security firm Dragos has briefed over 20 utilities on the new activity. Jun 14, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Pixabay) FireEye is responding to a second intrusion from group behind Trisis FireEye released details on new customized tools the company’s incident responders had found at the unnamed critical infrastructure facility. Apr 10, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Pixabay) Trisis investigator says Saudi plant outage could have been prevented A researcher who responded to the attack on Saudi petrochemical plant says the initial incident was not thoroughly investigated. Jan 15, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at night. The country’s National Cybersecurity Authority has warned of a new destructive malware variant (CC0 Creative Commons). Dragos to open Saudi Arabia office, announces new funding round Incident responders will be ready to deploy in a region ripe with cyberthreats to industrial control systems. Nov 14, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas