[MartinSE]

Alert from the Government CISA:

The Department of Energy (DOE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that certain advanced persistent threat (APT) actors have exhibited the capability to gain full system access to multiple industrial control system (ICS)/supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices, including:

Schneider Electric programmable logic controllers (PLCs),
OMRON Sysmac NEX PLCs, and
Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) servers

Here is the entire alert: It has not yet been determined WHO is responsible for this, but the "general assumption" is it is Russia. If this in fact is happening, it is an act of war against the US.

APT Cyber Tools Targeting ICS/SCADA Devices | CISA

[MDLNB]

Oh well. And life keeps on trucking. No one is going to anything about it, either way.

[JMintzer]

Just let me know the day when there's NOT and attempted cyber attack...

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Just let me know the day when there's NOT and attempted cyber attack...

April 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 14th. - so far this month. Sorry couldn't resist, since you love to hold me to account for "exaggerations".

If you read this alert, and all the others at CISA.gov, you will see this is particularly worrisome in the current world situation since it has been tested on a number of companies and they have reason to believe that others are being targeted.

The real significance is that if we end up at war with Russia, they have been running trails of their cyber warfare groups - attacking companies around the world, including the US. We are late to the game, but are ramping up our defense - part of CISA.

This was particularly interesting to me, since when I was working for APS (power company in AZ) I was a project manger in charge of the project to install redundant communications and controls for the companies sub-stations, which was mandated by Congress for all power companies following 9/11. We finished that project on time, but that was just one small part of the weakness. I know first hand how poorly prepared our power grid is to deal with a cyber attack.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

April 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 14th. - so far this month. Sorry couldn't resist, since you love to hold me to account for "exaggerations".

If you read this alert, and all the others at CISA.gov, you will see this is particularly worrisome in the current world situation since it has been tested on a number of companies and they have reason to believe that others are being targeted.

The real significance is that if we end up at war with Russia, they have been running trails of their cyber warfare groups - attacking companies around the world, including the US. We are late to the game, but are ramping up our defense - part of CISA.

This was particularly interesting to me, since when I was working for APS (power company in AZ) I was a project manger in charge of the project to install redundant communications and controls for the companies sub-stations, which was mandated by Congress for all power companies following 9/11. We finished that project on time, but that was just one small part of the weakness. I know first hand how poorly prepared our power grid is to deal with a cyber attack.

It's sad that you actually think that's true...

[davem4616]

the Chinese and Russians have been trying to hack into anything and everything in the USA every day for quite a while....

they don't really produce anything else...it's what they do

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

It's sad that you actually think that's true...

Think what is true? I covered several things, you think NONE of what I said is true?

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by davem4616

the Chinese and Russians have been trying to hack into anything and everything in the USA every day for quite a while....

they don't really produce anything else...it's what they do

Exactly true, for decades literally. But, again if you read this alert, this is a new attack using new code that we are not yet prepared to deal with.

[villageuser]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

April 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 14th. - so far this month. Sorry couldn't resist, since you love to hold me to account for "exaggerations".

If you read this alert, and all the others at CISA.gov, you will see this is particularly worrisome in the current world situation since it has been tested on a number of companies and they have reason to believe that others are being targeted.

The real significance is that if we end up at war with Russia, they have been running trails of their cyber warfare groups - attacking companies around the world, including the US. We are late to the game, but are ramping up our defense - part of CISA.

This was particularly interesting to me, since when I was working for APS (power company in AZ) I was a project manger in charge of the project to install redundant communications and controls for the companies sub-stations, which was mandated by Congress for all power companies following 9/11. We finished that project on time, but that was just one small part of the weakness. I know first hand how poorly prepared our power grid is to deal with a cyber attack.

There are the people who understand a threat when there is one, and then there are the people who are oblivious, and like it that way. I think it is meritorious of you to try to do a public service announcement to give heads up to the people who give credence to the threat but who had not been aware of it.

[tsmall22204]

The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

Think what is true? I covered several things, you think NONE of what I said is true?

That no one tried to hack anything on those specific days...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

Exactly true, for decades literally. But, again if you read this alert, this is a new attack using new code that we are not yet prepared to deal with.

Except on the following days, right? "April 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 14th. - so far this month. "

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by villageuser

there are the people who understand a threat when there is one, and then there are the people who are oblivious, and like it that way. I think it is meritorious of you to try to do a public service announcement to give heads up to the people who give credence to the threat but who had not been aware of it.

paul revere would agree

[Boffin]

Good news. The United States has comparable offensive and defensive cyber capabilities.

[JoelJohnson]

Chromebooks can't get a virus and update automatically.
I also converted a 10 Y/O Dell laptop to Linux Mint and I don't worry about getting hacked.