In some cases, the hackers also compromised legitimate websites that they knew their victims frequented — something security specialists call a watering hole attack. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyEnergy, nuclear and critical manufacturing organizations have frequently been targets for sophisticated cyberattacks. “We never anticipated that our critical infrastructure control systems would be facing advanced levels of malware,” Mr. Wellinghoff said. Critical infrastructure is increasingly controlled by Scada, or supervisory control and data acquisition systems. And for years, security specialists have warned that hackers could use remote access to these systems to cause physical destruction.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2017 23:04 UTC