Hackers Distributing Password Cracking Tool for PLCs and HMIs to Target Industrial SystemsThe Hacker News

Hackers Distributing Password Cracking Tool for PLCs and HMIs to Target Industrial SystemsThe Hacker News

Industrial engineers and operators are the target of a new campaign that leverages password cracking software to seize control of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and co-opt the machines to a botnet.
The software “exploited a vulnerability in the firmware which allowed it to retrieve the password on command,” Dragos security researcher Sam Hanson said. “Further, the software was a malwareRead More

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