Simulated Ransomware Attack Shows Vulnerability of Industrial Controls
Monday, February 13, 2017 - 10:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Cybersecurity researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new form of ransomware that can take over control of a simulated water treatment plant. After gaining access, they were able to command programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to shut valves, increase the amount of chlorine added to water, and display false readings.