Hacktivist Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Grow as New Groups Emerge
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Attacks on computers used in industrial control systems (ICS) at construction sites and factories are on the rise.
With the progressive convergence of IT and operating technology (OT), the industrial sector has undergone a massive transformation in the way it protects industrial processes. OT networks and industrial control systems (ICS) that were previously airtightly isolated from IT and the Internet are now connected to these, which further increases the footprint of these cyber-physical systems (CPS). [...] The article What matters when protecting indust…
Hacktivist Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Grow as New Groups Emerge
Cyber activists are shifting their targets from traditional DDoS and website destruction to industrial control systems (ICS) in critical infrastructure. Russian-related organizations such as Z-Pentest, Dark Engine, and Sector 16 launched a large number of attacks against key sectors such as energy and manufacturing in the second quarter of 2025. At the same time, new radical organizations such as Dark Engine and BL4CK CYB3R are also on the rise,…
Hacktivists Attacks On Critical Infrastructure Surge In 2025
Hacktivists are increasingly targeting critical infrastructure as they expand beyond the DDoS attacks and website defacements typically associated with ideologically motivated cyberattacks. Cyble’s assessment of the hacktivism threat landscape in the second quarter of 2025 found that industrial control system (ICS) attacks, data breaches, and access-based attacks now comprise 31% of hacktivist attacks, up from 29% in the first quarter (chart be…
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