FireEye warns about the proliferation of ready-made ICS hacking tools

guest · Mar 23, 2020

FireEye warns about the proliferation of ready-made ICS hacking tools
The growing number of hacking tools targeting industrial equipment is slowly becoming a problem
March 23, 2020
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fireeye-warns-about-the-proliferation-of-ready-made-ics-hacking-tools/

FireEye security researchers warn that the proliferation of hacking tools with capabilities for targeting industrial control systems (ICS) is lowering the entry bar for attackers and increasing risks for organizations operating in the industrial sector.

In a study published today, the US cybersecurity firm said it analyzed all the hacking tools with ICS targeting capabilities that were released in recent years.

"While some of the tools included in our list were created as early as 2004, most of the development has taken place during the last 10 years," FireEye said today.
Here, per FireEye, the most targeted ICS vendor was Siemens, with 60% of the vendor-specific tools targeting its products.
MOST TOOLS FOCUS ON NETWORK DISCOVERY AND EXPLOITATION
But FireEye also noted that hacking tools targeting ICS networks and devices were also very diverse. Researchers found tools for a wide variety of purposes.
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IMMUNITY HAS THE MOST ICS MODULES BUT BEWARE OF METASPLOIT
According to FireEye, most of the ICS hacking tools they've tracked for this study were modules for three of today's most popular penetration testing frameworks -- namely Metasploit, Core Impact, and Immunity Canvas.

These are free (Metasploit) and commercial (Core Impact, Immunity Canvas) tools that security firms and security researchers use when assessing the security of a company that contracted their services.
However, attackers also love and regularly use these tools as well.
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FireEye: Monitoring ICS Cyber Operation Tools and Software Exploit Modules To Anticipate Future Threats

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