manufacturing sector
Attackers compromised Daemon Tools software to deliver backdoors
Kaspersky researchers uncovered another supply chain compromise involving a popular Windows tool: Daemon Tools, an app for mounting disk image files as virtual drives that is …
Stop fixing OT security with IT thinking
In this Help Net Security interview, Ejona Preçi, Group CISO at Lindal Group, discusses the specific cybersecurity challenges in manufacturing environments. The conversation …
Manufacturing is becoming a test bed for ransomware shifts
Manufacturing leaders may feel that ransomware risk has settled, but new data shows the threat is shifting in ways that require attention, according to a Sophos report. A …
Henkel CISO on the messy truth of monitoring factories built across decades
In this Help Net Security interview, Stefan Braun, CISO at Henkel, discusses how smart manufacturing environments introduce new cybersecurity risks. He explains where single …
When IT fails, OT pays the price
State groups, criminal crews, and hybrid operators are all using familiar IT entry points to reach systems that support industrial processes, according to the latest …
Attackers use “Contact Us” forms and fake NDAs to phish industrial manufacturing firms
A recently uncovered phishing campaign – carefully designed to bypass security defenses and avoid detection by its intended victims – is targeting firms in …
Smart manufacturing demands workers with AI and cybersecurity skills
The manufacturing sector is entering a new phase of digital transformation. According to Rockwell Automation’s 10th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report, 56% of …
LockBit panel data leak shows Chinese orgs among the most targeted
The LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has netted around $2.3 million USD within 5 months, the data leak stemming from the May 2025 hack of a LockBit affiliate …
Chinese cyber spies are using Ivanti EPMM flaws to breach EU, US organizations
CVE-2025-4427 and CVE-2025-4428 – the two Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild as zero-days and patched by Ivanti …
Siemens Teamcenter vulnerability could allow account takeover (CVE-2025-23363)
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-23363) in the Siemens Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) software could allow an attacker to steal users’ valid …
Cybercrime gang exploited VeraCore zero-day vulnerabilities for years (CVE-2025-25181, CVE-2024-57968)
XE Group, a cybercriminal outfit that has been active for over a decade, has been quietly exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-25181, CVE-2024-57968) in VeraCore …
Critical vulnerability in Cisco industrial wireless access points fixed (CVE-2024-20418)
Cisco has fixed a critical command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-20418) affecting its Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) Access Points that can be exploited via a …
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