Publications

26 December 2024

During the quarter, a number of research papers and technical advisories were published detailing attacks that either targeted or affected organizations in the industrial sector. From our perspective, the following are likely to be the most interesting for researchers and useful for cybersecurity practitioners

• APT,
• cyberespionage,
• mining,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• spyware,
• statistics

25 December 2024

The percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked decreased from the second quarter to 22%. But the figure increased in Africa, South Asia, South-East Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and East Asia. Regionally, the percentage ranged from 9.7% in Northern Europe to 31.5% in Africa.

• APT,
• biometrics,
• buildings automation,
• construction,
• malware,
• manufacturing,
• miners,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• spyware,
• statistics

25 December 2024

The percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked decreased by 1.5 pp from the second quarter to 22%. The biometrics sector led the surveyed industries in terms of this parameter.

• APT,
• biometrics,
• buildings automation,
• construction,
• malware,
• manufacturing,
• miners,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• spyware,
• statistics

21 November 2024

The global percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked decreased from Q1 2024 to 23.5%. But the figure increased in four regions. Regionally, the percentage ranged from 11.3% in Northern Europe to 30% in Africa.

• buildings automation,
• energy sector,
• ICS engineering,
• ICS integration,
• malware,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• spyware,
• statistics

03 October 2024

This summary provides an overview of the reports of APT and financial attacks on industrial enterprises that were disclosed in Q2 2024, as well as the related activities of groups that have been observed attacking industrial organizations and critical infrastructure facilities.

• buildings automation,
• manufacturing,
• miners,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• spyware,
• statistics

26 September 2024

In the second quarter of 2024, the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked decreased by 0.9 pp from the previous quarter to 23.5%. Compared to the second quarter of 2023, the percentage decreased by 3.3 pp.

• buildings automation,
• malware,
• manufacturing,
• miners,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• spyware,
• statistics

27 May 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked decreased by 0.3 pp from the previous quarter to 21.4%. Compared to the first quarter of 2023, the percentage decreased by 1.3 pp.

• buildings automation,
• energy sector,
• ICS engineering,
• ICS integration,
• malware,
• manufacturing,
• miners,
• oil & gas,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• spyware,
• statistics

27 May 2024

The percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked during the quarter varied regionally from 34.2% in Africa to 11.5% in Northern Europe. Africa and South-East Asia saw their percentages increase from the previous quarter.

• buildings automation,
• energy sector,
• ICS engineering,
• ICS integration,
• malware,
• manufacturing,
• miners,
• oil & gas,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• spyware,
• statistics

18 October 2023

Kaspersky experts discovered several detections of malware from the MATA cluster, previously attributed to the Lazarus group, compromising defense contractor companies in Eastern Europe.

• APT,
• Lazarus,
• malware,
• MATA,
• military-defense,
• phishing

05 October 2023

In this overview, we discuss cybercriminal and hacktivist attacks on industrial organizations.

• 0-day,
• automotive,
• data leakage,
• data loss,
• electronics industry,
• energy sector,
• food & beverage,
• hacktivists,
• ICS engineering,
• industrial automation,
• irrigation,
• logistics,
• manufacturing,
• metallurgy,
• military-defense,
• mining,
• MOVEit MFT,
• oil & gas,
• pharmaceutical,
• phishing,
• ransomware,
• robotics,
• transportation,
• utilities,
• waste recycling