ICS Network Controllers Open to Remote Exploit, No Patches Available

April 18, 2024 at 04:33PM CISA issued a security advisory warning of vulnerabilities in Unitronics Vision Series PLCs and Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R CPUs. Unitronics PLCs store passwords in a recoverable format, leaving them open to cyberattacks. Mitsubishi CPUs transmit passwords in cleartext and have flaws that could compromise device access. The advisory recommends defensive … Read more

U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks

February 4, 2024 at 12:19PM The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on six Iranian intelligence officials connected to cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad. The officials, including Reza Lashgarian, are linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command. The attack involved hacking into programmable … Read more

US Slaps Sanctions on ‘Dangerous’ Iranian Hackers Linked to Water Utility Hacks 

February 4, 2024 at 10:42AM The US government has imposed sanctions on six Iranian officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command for launching cyberattacks against an Israeli company, Unitronics. The attacks targeted critical infrastructure in the US and other countries. This action aims to hold the perpetrators accountable for their malicious cyber activities, … Read more