Tag: INDUSTROYER.V2

CosmicEnergy OT malware linked to Russian emergency response exercises could cause power disruption

CosmicEnergy OT malware linked to Russian emergency response exercises could cause power disruption

Threat intelligence company Mandiant detected novel OT/ICS-oriented malware, tracked as CosmicEnergy, uploaded to a public malware scanning utility in December 2021 by a submitter in Russia. The malware is designed to cause electric power disruption by interacting with IEC 60870-5-104…

INDUSTROYER.V2 malware allows hackers to embed customized configurations that modify behavior

INDUSTROYER.V2 malware allows hackers to embed customized configurations that modify behavior

Mandiant has revealed that the INDUSTROYER.V2 malware variant can enable hackers to embed customized configurations that modify the malware’s behavior to specific intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) within the target environment. The design change to embed custom configurations in INDUSTROYER.V2 reduces…