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Let's use our imagination to the point of creating a scenario in which there is a group of hackers capable of infecting the tiny computers that control all kinds of critical infrastructure. It doesn't matter whether we're talking about water treatment facilities or power plants, to name just a couple of examples.
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The experiment that proves it
This scenario—as chaotic and catastrophic as we have described it—has not yet come to pass, but it could happen, and soon. A group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology the one who has warned us that this type of attack is imminent.
In case anyone is skeptical, these professionals have conducted a demonstration by developing and testing in their own laboratory what would be a proof of concept for ransomware in industrial control systems, capable of attacking three different types of Programmable Logic Controllers.
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This creation has a name, LogicLocker. The research team describes a scenario in which several cybercriminals target various Programmable Logic Controllers exposed online by applying a ransomware in industrial control systems.
The method would involve infecting them using a custom malware whose design is specifically intended to reset each computer, including setting a new password; thus, the rightful owners, due to the Ransomware would, for the time being, be blocked from any access.
In this situation, it is abundantly clear that the owner would receive a warning from the criminals, who would use their power to Request a PLC control reset in question. If the demand is not met—as we have often seen with similar attacks—the hackers, with «free rein» to do whatever they want, could leave the system with faulty components, cause damage to the infrastructure… or something worse.
One of the creators of this experiment, Raheem Beyah, suggests that it is inevitable that cybercriminals will shift their focus to critical infrastructure.
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Through this research and the creation of the ransomware in industrial control systems The sole purpose is to raise awareness about how important it is to security in critical industrial communication infrastructure, something on which we are in complete agreement.
