October 18, 2023 at 10:07AM
The hacktivist group SiegedSec has claimed responsibility for attacks on Israeli infrastructure and industrial control systems (ICS). However, there is no evidence to suggest that the listed IP addresses have actually experienced any attacks. Other researchers believe that the attacks were likely unsuccessful. SiegedSec’s list of targets may serve as a “call to action” for other attackers. SecurityScorecard recommends organizations review the need to expose ICS devices to the Internet and to implement VPNs or firewalls for protection. Pro-Iranian and pro-Chinese groups have also been involved in anti-Israel propaganda campaigns.
Summary of Meeting Notes:
– The hacktivist group SiegedSec has claimed responsibility for attacks on Israeli infrastructure and industrial control systems (ICS), but there is no evidence of actual attacks on the listed IP addresses.
– SiegedSec claims to have conducted denial of service (DoS) attacks with the support of the pro-Iranian group Anonymous Sudan. The targets included navigational satellite systems, building automation networks, and Modbus ICS.
– However, data analysis does not support the claim of successful attacks, indicating that either the attacks were unsuccessful or have not yet started.
– The list of targets from SiegedSec may be a “call to action” for other attackers and could be a collaboration with Anonymous Sudan.
– SiegedSec is a group that emerged after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and has conducted attacks related to that conflict and on organizations like Atlassian.
– SecurityScorecard recommends reviewing the necessity of exposing ICS devices to the internet, using VPN or firewalls to protect them, restricting access, and blocking the listed IPs in SecurityScorecard’s KillNet Bot Blocklist.
– There have been claims of attacks at the start of the Israeli-Hamas conflict, but no significant evidence has been observed so far by US intelligence.
– Pro-Iranian and pro-Chinese groups have been involved in anti-Israel propaganda campaigns.
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