Published on January 20, 2018
This could be the start of a dangerous trend.
Hackers have already attacked critical infrastructure, but now they’re launching campaigns that could have dire consequences. FireEye reported that a plant of an unmentioned nature and location (other firms believe it’s in the Middle East) was forced to shut down after a hack targeted its industrial safety system — it’s the first known instance of a breach like this taking place. While the digital assault was clearly serious in and of itself, there are hints that it could have been much worse.
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