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Computer Intrusion Inflicts Massive Damage on German Steel Factory

posted by martyb on Saturday December 20 2014, @06:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the hope-nobody-was-hurt dept.

Blackmoore writes:

Ars technica - Computer intrusion inflicts massive damage on German steel factory

A German steel factory suffered significant damage after attackers gained unauthorized access to computerized systems that help control its blast furnace, according to a report published Friday by IDG News.

The attackers took control of the factory's production network through a spear phishing campaign, IDG said, citing a [pdf] report published Wednesday by the German government's Federal Office for Information Security. Once the attackers compromised the network, individual components or possibly entire systems failed.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by LoRdTAW on Saturday December 20 2014, @09:24PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Saturday December 20 2014, @09:24PM (#127834) Journal

    I bet they gutted the old manual controls and went 100% digital. Once you shut the PLC/computer down how else are you going to tell a valve manifold on a profibus connection to shut down? Everything is connected via field buses nowadays.

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