Cybersecurity: US authorities warn of hacker attacks on Siemens infrastructure technology
Several US agencies are warning of attacks on Siemens hardware that controls water plants and other critical infrastructure systems. Experts suspect connections to Iran.
US authorities have warned of an "active threat" to Siemens S7 series programmable logic controllers, which could be targeted by hackers. A successful attack could disrupt critical processes, cause security incidents, or damage equipment, affecting industries such as energy, water, chemicals, food, and agriculture. The warning was issued by the NSA, CISA, and FBI, and comes after several cyberattacks on local water supply systems in US states in recent weeks. The hackers are suspected to be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and may be linked to Iran.
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