Eduard Kovacs reports:
Government agencies from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are providing recommendations to critical infrastructure organizations following a series of attacks launched by apparent pro-Russia hacktivists against industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) systems.
A fact sheet authored by the cybersecurity agency CISA and its partners reveals that hacktivist groups have been attempting to compromise ICS and OT systems in North America and Europe, particularly in sectors such as water and wastewater systems (WWS), dams, energy, and food and agriculture.
Hackers have mainly targeted internet-exposed human-machine interfaces (HMIs), typically leveraging default passwords and outdated VNC software.
Read more at Security Week.