FBI: Hackers are targeting US industrial and water systems with help of AI
Hackers targeting US critical infrastructure, including energy and water providers, are using AI to help them break into vulnerable industrial IT systems, according to the FBI. On Wednesday, the FBI joined with several federal agencies, including the NSA, to warn the public about the “active threat,” which has been targeting Siemens-developed industrial systems connected to the internet. The FBI is raising alarm bells, noting the hackers have been using AI to create “exploitation scripts.” … The warning seems related to a string of recent hacks that’ve been targeting water utility providers in at least 12 US states. Last month, the FBI warned the water utility hacks involved internet-exposed PLCs under the MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 series from Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley.
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