US Warns of Iranian Hackers Targeting Siemens, Schneider, and Rockwell ICS Devices
The US government has updated a recent cybersecurity advisory describing Iran-linked attacks on critical infrastructure organizations, warning that hackers have been targeting industrial control systems (ICS) made by Siemens, Schneider Electric, and Rockwell Automation.
The advisory was initially published in early April, when federal agencies said Iranian hackers had been conducting disruptive attacks targeting operational technology (OT) devices at organizations in the government services and facilities, energy, and water and wastewater sectors.
The authoring agencies said at the time that threat groups had hacked internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs), naming Allen-Bradley devices made by Rockwell Automation.
The hackers had used malicious PLC project files and manipulated the data displayed on human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
The updated advisory, published on July 22, adds Schneider Electric and Siemens to the list of vendors whose PLCs have been targeted by Iranian APT actors and notes...
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