Mysterious New Ransomware Targets Industrial Control Systems

EKANS appears to be the work of cybercriminals, rather than nation-state hackers—a worrying development, if so...

Zero Day Initiative Bug Hunters Rake in $1.5M in 2019

Zero Day Initiative ZDI awarded more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes to bug-hunters throughout 2019, it said, resulting in 1,035 security vulnerability advisories for the year. Most of those advisories 88 percent were published in conjunction with a patch from the vendor, Zero Day Initiative...

Fake Smart Factory Honeypot Highlights New Attack Threats

A honeypot set up to observe the current security landscape in smart manufacturing systems observed numerous threats—including cryptomining malware and ransomware—in just a few months, highlighting the new threats that industrial control systems ICS face with increased exposure to the internet...

GE PACSystems RX3i

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: GE/Emerson Equipment: PACSystems RX3i Vulnerability: Improper Input Validation 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the system to change to halt-mode,...

Siemens SINEMA Server

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.9 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SINEMA Server Vulnerability: Incorrect Privilege Assignment 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with a valid session, with...

Moxa EDS Ethernet Switches

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Moxa Equipment: EDS-G508E, EDS-G512E, and EDS-G516E Series Ethernet Switches Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could...

Iranian Attacks on Industrial Control Systems

New details: At the CyberwarCon conference in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, Microsoft security researcher Ned Moran plans to present new findings from the company's threat intelligence group that show a shift in the activity of the Iranian hacker group APT33, also known by the names Holmium,...

GE S2020/S2020G Fast Switch 61850

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 4.6 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: GE Equipment: GE S2020/S2020G Fast Switch 61850 Vulnerability: Cross-site Scripting 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to inject arbitrary code...

Ships engines, a guide for pen testers

I spent several years as a ships engineer before straying in to pen testing. Ships used to be fairly secure; they were physically isolated at sea. Satcoms were scarily expensive, usually available only to the captain for business-critical communication. Even satphone use was heavily rationed. All...

Iran’s APT33 Hackers Are Targeting Industrial Control Systems

The recent focus on ICS raises the possibility that Iran's APT33 is exploring physically disruptive cyberattacks...

Solar, Wind Power Utility Disrupted in Rare Cyberattack

A cyberattack on the U.S. energy grid has just come to light, so to speak, which disrupted plant visibility at Utah-based sPower back in March. sPower, a Utah-based wind and solar provider, began experiencing a series of lost connections between its main control center and remote power-generation...

This Week in Security News: Pwn2Own Adds Industrial Control Systems to Hacking Contest and Cyber Crooks Target ESports

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Among news from this week, learn about Pwn2Own’s new hacking contest that will take place in Miami next year. Also, as October was Cybersecurity...

Advantech WISE-PaaS/RMM

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Advantech Equipment: WISE-PaaS/RMM Vulnerabilities: Path Traversal, Missing Authorization, Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference, SQL Injection 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful...

Vulnerability of systems for data collection and process control in Schneider Electric’s industrial automation systems such as StruxureWare SCADA Expert, Vijeo Citect, CitectSCADA, StruxureWare PowerSCADA Expert, and PowerLogic SCADA. This vulnerability stems from improper handling of exceptions, allowing attackers to trigger service failures.

The vulnerabilities of systems for data collection and process control in Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare SCADA Expert, Vijeo Citect, Vijeo Citect, CitectSCADA, StruxureWare PowerSCADA Expert, and PowerLogic SCADA systems are related to improper handling of exceptions. Exploiting these...

Pwn2Own Expands Into Industrial Control Systems Hacking

Industrial control systems ICS used to manage critical infrastructure and manufacturing will be the main target in next year’s popular Pwn2Own’s annual hacking competition. Over the past few years, Pwn2Own – a hacking contest that draws in white-hat hackers looking for fame and fortune through...

Mapping the Attack Surface of an Airport

Aviation security is a complex environment. What first sparked my interest in avionics security was a comment from an airport customer of ours. They had seen the media coverage of the DHS work against a Boeing 757 a few years ago and were concerned that an ‘infected’ airplane might create a fresh...

Moxa EDR 810 Series

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.2 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Moxa Equipment: EDR 810 Vulnerabilities: Improper Input Validation, Improper Access Control 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution or...

Philips IntelliVue WLAN

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.4 Vendor: Philips Equipment: IntelliVue M3002A X2 MMS Transport Monitor/Module and IntelliVue MP monitors MP2/X2, MP5, MP20-MP90, MX600, MX700 and MX800 Vulnerabilities: Use of Hard-coded Password, Download of Code Without Integrity Check 2. RISK EVALUATION...

ICSA-19-253-02 Siemens SINETPLAN

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.0 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: Siemens Network Planner SINETPLAN Vulnerability: Improper Authorization 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow information disclosure, code execution, and...

Pwning a Siemens Scalance ICS switch through ARM reversing

We’ve been working in industrial control systems security for a long time. Several of the team here used to work in OT control rooms or support SCADA environments. Whilst pen testing a ship control system, we noticed a heavy reliance on Siemens Scalance industrial ethernet switches, so bought a...