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25 March 2021
Threat landscape for industrial automation systems. Statistics for H2 2020The statistical data presented in the report was received from ICS computers protected by Kaspersky products that Kaspersky ICS CERT categorizes as part of the industrial infrastructure at organizations.
17 March 2021
Threat landscape for the ICS engineering and integration sector. 2020The threat landscape for computers in the ICS engineering and integration sector varies depending on a computer’s environment, including its geographical location, ability to access external networks and services, and user behavior.
25 February 2021
Lazarus targets defense industry with ThreatNeedleIn mid-2020, we realized that Lazarus was launching attacks on the defense industry using the ThreatNeedle cluster, an advanced malware cluster of Manuscrypt (a.k.a. NukeSped). While investigating this activity, we were able to observe the complete life cycle of an attack, uncovering more technical details and links to the group’s other campaigns.
26 January 2021
SunBurst industrial victimsHow many industrial organizations had installed backdoored SolarWinds versions? We present the results of our analysis.
02 December 2020
ICS threat predictions for 2021We present our vision of what challenges industrial cybersecurity will soon be (or already is) facing, and what to expect from cybercriminals in 2021.
05 November 2020
Attacks on industrial enterprises using RMS and TeamViewer: new dataThe attacks use remote administration utilities whose graphical user interface is hidden by the malware, enabling the attackers to control the infected system without the user’s knowledge.
19 October 2020
Practical example of fuzzing OPC UA applicationsWe continue to describe our approaches to searching for vulnerabilities in industrial systems based on the OPC UA protocol. In this article, we examine new techniques that can be used to search for memory corruption vulnerabilities if the source code is available. We also discuss an example of fuzzing using libfuzzer.
13 October 2020
What it feels like for a turbineThe goal of the article is to raise awareness on security of Distributed Control Systems (DCS), propose a methodology for assessment, and a remediation strategy. Defenders are always behind attackers, and this publication is trying to balance things out.
08 October 2020
MontysThree: Industrial espionage with steganography and a Russian accent on both sidesIn Summer 2020 we uncovered a previously unknown multi-module C++ toolset used in highly targeted industrial espionage attacks dating back to 2018.
24 September 2020
Threat landscape for industrial automation systems. H1 2020The percentage of computers attacked globally is decreasing. At the same time, threats are becoming more localized, more focused, and, as a result, more diverse and sophisticated.
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28 June 2019
Multiple vulnerabilities in ABB HMI solutionsThe vulnerabilities affect CP635 and CP651 control panels and PB610 Panel Builder 600
28 June 2019
Critical vulnerability in SICK MSC800 PLCThe vulnerability is caused by the use of hard-coded credentials
28 June 2019
Multiple vulnerabilities in Advantech WebAccess/SCADAThe vulnerabilities could lead to the disclosure of important information, deletion of files and remote code execution
24 June 2019
Vulnerabilities in Phoenix Contact’s Automation Worx Software SuiteSuccessful exploitations of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code
17 June 2019
Critical vulnerabilities in WAGO industrial switchesExploitation of the vulnerabilities could allow a remote compromise of the managed switch, resulting in disruption of communication and root access to the operating system
14 June 2019
Ransomware disrupts production at four ASCO Industries plantsA ransomware attack has caused ASCO plants in Belgium, Germany, Canada and the US to suspend their operations. 1000 employees have been placed on a one-week leave
11 June 2019
Dangerous vulnerabilities identified in Phoenix Contact industrial switches and controllersThe vulnerabilities allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to device configuration, decrypt passwords, cause denial of service, or bypass authentication
11 June 2019
Dangerous vulnerability fixed in Cisco Industrial Network DirectorThe vulnerability could be used by an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on devices running vulnerable software
10 June 2019
Multiple vulnerabilities in Optergy Proton/Enterprise building management systemIf successfully exploited, the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute code remotely and gain full system access
20 May 2019
Critical vulnerabilities identified by Kaspersky Lab have been corrected in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC PCS 7Multiple vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code and command execution on a target system and a denial-of-service condition
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