OT Attacks Archives - Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Conference https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/category/attacks/ ICS Cybersecurity Conference - Industrial/SCADA Cybersecurity Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:43:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/favicon.png OT Attacks Archives - Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Conference https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/category/attacks/ 32 32 Volt Typhoon Hackers Dwelled in US Electric for 300+ Days: Report https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/volt-typhoon-hackers-dwelled-in-us-electric-for-300-days-report/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:39:11 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=20285 Dragos shared some details describing an intrusion attributed to the notorious Chinese threat actor Volt Typhoon into the US electric grid.

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]]> Water Treatment Facility in Arkansas City Switches to Manual Mode After Suspected Cyberattack https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/water-treatment-facility-in-arkansas-city-switches-to-manual-mode-after-suspected-cyberattack/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:36:37 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=20201 Arkansas City said a cybersecurity issue at its Water Treatment Facility on September 22, 2024 forced the facility to switch to manual operations.

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]]> Iran-Linked “Cyber Av3ngers” Hackers Compromise Control System at Pennsylvania Water Utility  https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/iran-linked-cyber-av3ngers-hackers-compromise-control-system-at-pennsylvania-water-utility/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:12:34 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=20107 Iran-Linked "Cyber Av3ngers" hackers compromised an industrial control system at the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa (MWAA) in Pennsylvania.

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]]> Russian Sandworm Hackers Target Ukraine’s Power Grid in Coordinated Cyber-Physical Attack https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/russian-sandworm-hackers-target-ukraines-power-grid-in-coordinated-cyber-physical-attack/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:31:59 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=20105 Russia’s Sandworm hackers disrupted power in Ukraine using a novel attack against operational technology (OT) coordinated with missile strikes.

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]]> Deep Dive: PIPEDREAM/Incontroller ICS Attack Framework https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/deep-dive-pipedream-incontroller-ics-attack-framework/ https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/deep-dive-pipedream-incontroller-ics-attack-framework/#respond Sat, 10 Dec 2022 16:01:23 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=19359 In this session, Mark Plemmons, Sr. Director for Threat Intelligence at Dragos, dives deep into the technical details and real-world impact on the modular ICS attack framework known as PIPEDREAM/Incontroller

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]]> https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/deep-dive-pipedream-incontroller-ics-attack-framework/feed/ 0 Researchers Use IoT and IT to Deliver Ransomware Attack Against OT https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/researchers-use-iot-and-it-to-deliver-ransomware-attack-against-ot/ https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/researchers-use-iot-and-it-to-deliver-ransomware-attack-against-ot/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:22:37 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=19300 Critical industries must prepare themselves for a new wave of ransomware attacks specifically targeting OT

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]]> https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/researchers-use-iot-and-it-to-deliver-ransomware-attack-against-ot/feed/ 0 Colonial Pipeline Still Mostly Offline After Ransomware Attack https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/colonial-pipeline-still-mostly-offline-after-ransomware-attack/ https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/colonial-pipeline-still-mostly-offline-after-ransomware-attack/#respond Mon, 10 May 2021 10:19:48 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=14291 The Colonial Pipeline is working on a restart plan after a ransomware attack triggered the company to halt all pipeline operations on May 7, 2021.

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]]> https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/colonial-pipeline-still-mostly-offline-after-ransomware-attack/feed/ 0 The Past & Future of Integrity Attacks in ICS Environments (Video) https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/the-past-future-of-integrity-attacks-in-ics-environments-video/ https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/the-past-future-of-integrity-attacks-in-ics-environments-video/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:28:40 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=4250 Integrity-based attacks can produce significant impacts through undermining a physical process and calling into doubt the viability of a specific facility.

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]]> https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/the-past-future-of-integrity-attacks-in-ics-environments-video/feed/ 0 The Growing Threat of Drones https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/the-growing-threat-of-drones/ https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/the-growing-threat-of-drones/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:12:59 +0000 https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=1841 Drones are an increasing threat to industrial sites, enabling various attacks (cyber and physical) that historically were only possible in close proximity to a facility or device.

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]]> https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/the-growing-threat-of-drones/feed/ 0 Side-Channel Attacks Put Critical Infrastructure at Risk https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/side-channel-attacks-put-critical-infrastructure-at-risk/ https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/side-channel-attacks-put-critical-infrastructure-at-risk/#respond Mon, 05 Nov 2018 13:52:26 +0000 http://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/?p=1730 ICS Devices Vulnerable to Side-Channel Attacks: Researcher Shows (Eduard Kovacs – SecurityWeek)  Side-channel attacks can pose a serious threat to industrial control systems (ICS), a researcher warned last month at SecurityWeek’s ICS Cyber Security Conference in Atlanta, GA. Demos Andreou, a lead engineer at power management company Eaton, has conducted an analysis of protection devices typically used in the energy sector, specifically in power distribution stations. Side-channel attacks can be used to extract data from a system based on information […]

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