Previous and Future Cyber Attacks The Perfect Storm

Previous and Future Cyber Attacks

The Perfect Storm • Inherently Insecure • Increasingly Interconnected • Limited to NO visibility • Cybersecurity spending is lagging.

Previous Attacks! 1981 - The first computer virus (Against an Apple Computer) 2007 – Idaho National Labs experiment damaged a generator 2010 - Stuxnet 2019 – Petrochemical Plant 2020 – Ransomware attack against Natural Gas Facility (CISA – 2/18/20) Viruses and hacking attacks that are intent on disrupting the physical world Internet-borne cyberthreats find their way into Industrial Control Systems A well placed cyberattack can cause human casualties, billions in infrastructure damage and even bring certain operations of our critical infrastructure to a screeching halt • Cyberattacks such as Locker. Goga, Wanna. Cry, not. Petya, Triton, Sauron, Crash. Over. Ride and many of their mutations • •

July 2020! • Lorien Health Services - Netwalker Ransomware - Approximately 50, 000 Elderly Residents Affected • • Garmin – Wasted. Locker Ransomware - $10 Million Demand Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) - Ragnar Locker Ransomware $4. 5 Million Tax-Collection Phishing Scam Targets Self-Employed – SMS Phishing – Passport Numbers and Credit Card Information Hackers Commandeer Spanish Railway Company – Revil (Sodinokibi) Ransomware - $6 Million

Everyone Loves Statistics • • • Nearly 41% of all ICS endpoints were attacked Trojan malware was found on 27% of ICS endpoints 26% of attacks come from the Internet 90% of respondents say their environment has been damaged by at least one cyberattack over the past two years 62% experiencing two or more attacks. 37% report at least one significant disruption caused by malware 23% report at least one nation-state attack 23% report at least one instance of economic espionage 21% reported an instance of cyber extortion, such as a ransomware attack. Attacks on Water and Wastewater ICS systems have increased 122% YOY Attacks on Critical Manufacturing ICS systems have increased 87% YOY • SCARED YET?

Something Wicked This Way Comes! • • Freezer Attack – Frozen Food Warehouse Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots/Battle Bots – Production Line or Warehouse Burnt Twinkies – Change cooking controls GPS Override – Blind spots and Jamming Grid Inverter Shutdown – Solar and Wind Power Plants Solar Panel Trackers – Change speed, location, etc. Wind Turbine Brakes – Slam on the brakes at a Wind Farm Building Hostage – Access Control System Takeover • The only limits are the limits of imagination!

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