All news with #critical infrastructure tag

⚠️ Schneider Electric disclosed OS command injection vulnerabilities in Saitel DR and Saitel DP RTUs that could allow execution of arbitrary shell commands when BLMon is invoked in an SSH session. Two issues (CVE-2025-9996, CVE-2025-9997) carry a CVSS v4 base score of 5.8 (v3.1 6.6). Affected firmware versions are Saitel DR <= 11.06.29 and Saitel DP <= 11.06.33; fixed firmware releases are available and require a reboot. Schneider recommends restricting BLMon access, firewalling SSH, and following standard patching and ICS best practices.

⚠️ Hitachi Energy disclosed a critical deserialization-of-untrusted-data vulnerability affecting Service Suite (versions prior to 9.6.0.4 EP4) that permits unauthenticated remote access via IIOP or T3 to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. The issue is tracked as CVE-2020-2883 with a CVSS v4 base score of 9.3 and is characterized as remotely exploitable with low attack complexity. Hitachi Energy advises updating affected instances to version 9.8.2 or the latest release and applying vendor mitigation guidance immediately. CISA additionally recommends minimizing network exposure, isolating control networks behind firewalls, using up-to-date VPNs for remote access, and performing risk and impact assessments prior to deploying defensive changes.

⚠ A critical remote code execution flaw, CVE-2025-5086, has been observed being exploited in the wild against Delmia Apriso, Dassault Systèmes' manufacturing operations platform. CISA added the issue to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a CVSS score of 9.0, yet the vendor has provided minimal public guidance. Researchers report exploit scans and a circulating sample that was detected by only one AV engine, underscoring urgent patching challenges for manufacturers.

🚨In August 2025 organizations worldwide faced an average of nearly 2,000 cyber attacks per week, a small 1% decline from July but a notable 10% increase year‑over‑year. The agricultural sector was hit particularly hard, recording a 101% rise in incidents compared with August 2024. While overall attack volume shows tentative stabilization, the shifting distribution of threats across industries, regions and attack vectors underscores the urgent need for targeted defenses, stronger risk management and improved incident readiness.

⚠️A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-40804) affects Siemens SIMATIC Virtualization as a Service (SIVaaS), exposing a network share without authentication and allowing remote actors to access or modify sensitive data. Calculated scores are CVSS v4 9.3 and CVSS v3.1 9.1 with low attack complexity. Siemens advises contacting Technical Support; CISA recommends isolating control systems, minimizing internet exposure, and using layered defenses.

🚨 A European DDoS mitigation provider was hit by a massive packet-rate flood that peaked at 1.5 billion packets per second. FastNetMon detected the assault, which originated from thousands of compromised customer premises devices, including IoT units and MikroTik routers across more than 11,000 networks. The malicious traffic was primarily a UDP flood and was mitigated in real time using the customer's scrubbing facility, ACLs on edge routers, and packet inspection. FastNetMon warned this trend requires ISP-level filtering to prevent large-scale abuse of consumer hardware.

⚠️ The Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) is urging operators of critical infrastructure to avoid using Chinese technology or transferring user data to servers in China, citing a reassessed High risk of significant disruption. NUKIB confirmed malicious activity by Chinese cyber-actors, including an APT31 campaign against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and warned that Chinese law can permit state access to data held by domestic providers. The guidance is not an outright legal ban, but entities covered by the Czech Cybersecurity Act must include the threat in their risk analyses and adopt appropriate mitigations.

⚠️ Bridgestone has confirmed a limited cyber incident affecting several North American manufacturing facilities, including plants in Aiken County, South Carolina, and Joliette, Quebec. Some sites remained operational while others halted or adjusted shifts, and employees were given differing pay options depending on local decisions. Bridgestone Americas says forensic analysis is ongoing and that containment measures were implemented quickly. The company stated it does not believe any customer data or interfaces were compromised.

🔒 Bridgestone Americas is investigating a limited cyber incident that has disrupted operations at several North American manufacturing facilities. The company says its rapid response contained the issue at an early stage and that there is currently no evidence of customer data compromise or deep network infiltration. Reports indicated production impacts in Aiken County, South Carolina, and Joliette, Quebec, and Bridgestone is working around the clock to mitigate supply-chain fallout while forensic analysis continues. Bridgestone declined to confirm whether the incident involves ransomware; no extortion group has claimed responsibility to date.

🚗 A recent survey of 200 German automotive cybersecurity experts and IT decision-makers shows 75% of companies rate the threat from cyberattacks as high or very high. Respondents identified cloud security gaps (19.5%) and ransomware/malware (19%) as the leading concerns, while data breaches (16.5%), AI-based attack scenarios (14.5%) and connected-vehicle vulnerabilities (14%) followed. Fewer than half of firms (47%) express confidence in their defenses, and many plan investments in threat detection, AI-driven analytics and security training.

🛡️ The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $10 million for information on three Russian FSB officers accused of carrying out cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure. The named individuals — Marat Valeryevich Tyukov, Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov, and Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov — are tied to the FSB's Center 16, tracked under aliases such as Berserk Bear and Dragonfly. Charged in March 2022, the officers are alleged to have run intrusions from 2012–2017 targeting government agencies and energy firms, and recent activity shows exploitation of CVE-2018-0171 in end-of-life Cisco devices. The State Department directs tips to its Rewards for Justice Tor channel; eligible informants could receive rewards and relocation assistance.

🔒 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said a cyberattack forced the company to proactively shut down multiple systems to mitigate impact. The incident, reported over the weekend, has severely disrupted retail and production operations, including systems at the Solihull plant. JLR stated there is no evidence that customer data was stolen and is working to restart global applications in a controlled manner.

🔒 JLR has disclosed a cyber incident that has severely disrupted global sales and production. The company said it proactively shut down systems and is working to restart applications in a controlled manner. At this stage there is no evidence customer data has been stolen, but retail and manufacturing activities remain affected. Tata Motors disclosed related "global IT issues" to investors.

🔐 Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General (OAG) confirmed a ransomware attack in August that encrypted files and disrupted civil and criminal court proceedings, forcing several courts to grant time extensions. The OAG said no ransom has been paid and an active multi-agency investigation is underway; it has not yet indicated whether data was exfiltrated. Most staff — about 1,200 across 17 offices — have regained email, and the main phone line and website are restored while full system recovery continues.

⚠️ The State of Nevada confirmed a 'network security incident' on 25 August that prompted the closure of in-person government offices and the temporary takedown of state websites and phone lines while 24/7 recovery efforts continue. The Governor's Office said emergency call-taking and essential services remain available and that temporary routing and operational workarounds are in place. There is currently no evidence that personally identifiable information was compromised, but residents were advised to be cautious of unsolicited calls, emails or texts requesting personal information or payments. The matter is under active investigation and agencies will announce reopening timelines.

🚨 CISA, the NSA, the FBI, and international partners released a joint advisory detailing ongoing malicious activity by PRC state-sponsored APT actors seeking long-term access to critical infrastructure worldwide. The advisory highlights exploitation of vulnerabilities in routers and edge devices used by telecommunications and infrastructure operators, and notes actors' evasion and persistence tactics. It urges organizations to patch known exploited vulnerabilities, enable centralized logging, secure edge infrastructure, and hunt for signs of compromise immediately.

🔒 CISA, the NSA, the FBI, and international partners issued a joint advisory describing People’s Republic of China state-sponsored APT actors compromising networks worldwide to support long-term espionage. Investigations through July 2025 reveal these actors exploit vulnerabilities in large backbone provider edge and customer edge routers—often modifying firmware and configurations to evade detection and maintain persistent access. Affected sectors include telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging, and defense. The advisory urges network defenders, especially in high-risk sectors, to actively hunt for intrusions and apply the recommended mitigations.

🔒 CISA and public- and private-sector partners are assisting Nevada following an August 24 cyber attack, focusing on restoring networks that support lifesaving and critical services. At the state's request, CISA Threat Hunting teams are actively examining systems to determine the full scope of impact and mitigate threats. The agency also advised on FEMA emergency response grants, and the FBI is supporting the investigation.

🛡️ U.S. and international agencies warn that People's Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored actors have been compromising global networks since at least 2021 to collect communications and other intelligence. Actors targeted telecommunications backbone routers, provider- and customer-edge devices, and infrastructure across government, transportation, lodging, and military sectors. They exploited known CVEs (for example CVE-2024-21887, CVE-2024-3400, Cisco CVEs), modified devices to maintain persistence using on-box PCAP/containers and tunnels, and exfiltrated data via peering and covert channels. The advisory includes IP indicators, binary hashes, Yara/Snort rules, hunting guidance, and prioritized mitigations to patch, isolate management planes, harden credentials, and detect PCAP creation.

🔍 A research team at SUTD's ASSET group released Sni5Gect, an open-source over-the-air toolkit that passively sniffs early 5G signaling and injects crafted payloads before NAS security is established. The framework can crash UE modems, fingerprint devices, bypass some authentication flows, and force downgrades from 5G to 4G without deploying a rogue gNB, with reported injection success rates of 70–90% at up to 20 m. GSMA recorded the issue as CVD-2024-0096.