APT33 – A Notorious Iranian Hacking Crew Is Targeting Industrial Control Systems

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APT33 - A Notorious Iranian Hacking Crew Is Targeting Industrial Control Systems
November 20, 2019
https://www.wired.com/story/iran-apt33-industrial-control-systems/

Iranian hackers have carried out some of the most disruptive acts of digital sabotage of the last decade, wiping entire computer networks in waves of cyberattacks across the Middle East and occasionally even the US.
But now one of Iran's most active hacker groups appears to have shifted focus. Rather than just standard IT networks, they're targeting the physical control systems used in electric utilities, manufacturing, and oil refineries.

At the CyberwarCon conference in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, Microsoft security researcher Ned Moran plans to present new findings from the company's threat intelligence group that show a shift in the activity of the Iranian hacker group APT33, also known by the names Holmium, Refined Kitten, or Elfin.

Moran says about half of the top 25 were manufacturers, suppliers, or maintainers of industrial control system equipment. In total, Microsoft says it has seen APT33 target dozens of those industrial equipment and software firms since mid-October.

"Given their previous modus operandi of destructive attacks, it stands to reason that they’re going after ICS."
Ned Moran, Microsoft
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