A European wastewater plant was affected by cryptocurrency mining malware, with four servers that were part of an operational technology (OT) network being infiltrated, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Radiflow. The attack was the first of its kind for an OT network of a vital infrastructure provider. The affected servers, which used Windows XP and GE Digitalis CIMPLICITY SCADA software, were Human Machine Interfaces that would be significantly slowed down by the malware, causing potential failures in physical process monitoring. The malware was aimed at mining the Gundremmingen cryptocurrency, and was detected as part of routine checks.
A European wastewater plant was affected by cryptocurrency mining malware, with four servers that were part of an operational technology (OT) network being infiltrated, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Radiflow. The attack was the first of its kind for an OT network of a vital infrastructure provider. The affected servers, which used Windows XP and GE Digitalis CIMPLICITY SCADA software, were Human Machine Interfaces that would be significantly slowed down by the malware, causing potential failures in physical process monitoring. The malware was aimed at mining the Monero cryptocurrency, and was detected as part of routine checks.