Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine

Attackers shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system at a Polish combined heat and power plant by coming in over the private cellular network the local grid operator uses to reach remote equipment. The plant supplies heat to roughly 50,000 residents. Recovery began at about 7:30 a.m. while the intruders were still … Weiterlesen

Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet and Schneider Electric Flaws to Breach Networks

Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from South Korea and the U.S. warned of Gunra ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors and organizations across the world. Targets of these attacks include healthcare and public health, financial services, government services and facilities, and professional and nonprofit services. „Gunra is another variant in the ongoing trend of Quelle: Zum … Weiterlesen

Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets

A malicious tool server connected to an AI coding assistant can quietly walk off with SSH keys, environment secrets, source code, and customer data without ever sending one obviously harmful instruction. The trick can work even after a blunt version of the same theft is refused: split the request into fragments that each look routine, … Weiterlesen

Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11

Windows Plug and Play can be abused to fetch signed vendor software for an emulated USB device and execute privileged installation components that researchers chained to SYSTEM access on a fully updated Windows 11 machine. The same PnP path can be triggered over Remote Desktop without physical hardware when supported Plug and Play or low-level … Weiterlesen