Too many default ‘admin1234’ passwords increase risk for industrial systems, research finds
Researchers say a growing number of internet-connected devices linked to critical infrastructure organizations don't have basic protections.
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Suspected cyberattack on parts supplier forces Toyota to shut down Japan plants
Reports said the supplier, Kojima Industries Corp., was working to address an incident that blocked its network from communicating with Toyota's.
In studying tech supply chain, feds cite open source products, device firmware
The White House ordered Commerce and Homeland Security to examine weak spots in how the IT and communications industries produce hardware and software.
As ransomware stalks the manufacturing sector, victims are still keeping quiet
Two years later, Norsk Hydro’s aggressive transparency in response to its breach remains an outlier in the manufacturing sector.
Industrial giant Honeywell says it has ‘returned to service’ after cyber intrusion
Ransomware attacks have been reported with increasing frequency in the manufacturing sector in the last year.
Cyberattack disrupts services at crane manufacturer Palfinger
The $2 billion Austrian firm said on its website that an "ongoing" incident was affecting its ability to process orders.
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Networking giant Belden says hackers accessed data on employees, business partners
The U.S. firm issued a statement with few details.
Ransomware incidents in manufacturing grow as transparency, and attack options, increase
Manufacturing, like other sectors such as health care, has endured a rise in opportunistic attacks from criminals.
How the government is keeping hackers from disrupting coronavirus vaccine research
Behind the scenes, DOD has been working to protect the U.S. government effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine against foreign hacking.
Computer network ‘disruption’ forces Honda to cancel some production
Honda IT personnel are still working the incident. Outside analysts suspect ransomware.