Hackers are using “evolved” capabilities in AI-generated malware to hit US critical infrastructure at an unprecedented scale — “active threat” currently hitting energy, water and agricultural industries

• Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers are being hit in a new critical infrastructure attack against energy, water and agriculture
• Attackers are using AI-generated malware to chain exploitations, and hiding their malicious software as a monitoring tool
• The identity of the attackers is not known

A joint warning issued by federal agencies has warned that US critical infrastructure is facing an “active threat” in the form of AI-generated malware specifically targeting programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

PLCs are widely used across the energy, water and agricultural industries to control pumps and monitor systems. The attacks have been labelled as an “evolution” in attacker capabilities, with the AI systems capable of chaining exploitations to gain control of PLCs.

The warning comes from the National Security Agency (NSA) and FBI, alongside other federal agencies who said in an advisory that, “This is not a theoretical risk — it is an active threat.”

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