Publications

17 March 2025

The percentage of ICS computers on which malicious scripts and phishing pages as well as ransomware were blocked continued to increase.

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

19 February 2025

Many large companies, including some well-known brands, affected by cyberattacks. An unusually high number of victims were in critical sectors such as utilities and power and energy.

• automotive,
• construction,
• data leakage,
• denial of IT services,
• denial of operations,
• denial of production,
• denial of service,
• electronics industry,
• energy sector,
• food & beverage,
• logistics,
• manufacturing,
• metallurgy,
• mining,
• personal data leakage,
• ransomware,
• retail,
• textile,
• transportation,
• utilities

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

08 November 2024

A total of 35 incidents were confirmed by victims. Half of the attacks reportedly resulted in the denial of IT systems and the denial of operations. There is a case of a company that was unable to recover from the impact of a cyberattack and decided to cease operations.

• automotive,
• construction,
• data leakage,
• denial of IT services,
• denial of operations,
• denial of production,
• denial of service,
• denial of shipment,
• electronics industry,
• food & beverage,
• logistics,
• manufacturing,
• metallurgy,
• mining,
• personal data leakage,
• pharmaceutical,
• ransomware,
• transportation,
• utilities

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

03 June 2024

A total of 30 incidents were confirmed by victims. 37% of victims reported denial of operations or product shipment caused by the incident. Almost half of all incidents resulted in disruption of the victims’ public digital services.

• automotive,
• data leakage,
• denial of IT services,
• denial of operations,
• denial of production,
• denial of shipment,
• electronics industry,
• energy sector,
• food & beverage,
• logistics,
• manufacturing,
• mining,
• personal data leakage,
• ransomware,
• supply chain,
• transportation,
• utilities,
• water supply