Schtask
Limp Gawd
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Security researchers at ESET and Davos inc. have discovered what appears to be the most dangerous form of infrastructure attack malware to date. The companies are calling this malware by two names: "Industroyer and "CrashOverRide". I will refer to it from here on out as the latter, since Industroyer messes with my OCD for whatever reason.
CrashOverRide represents a very scalable platform with modules and capabilities that allow it to focus on infrastructure that utilize four standard industry control system (ICS) protocols. These protocols are commonly used in power generation infrastructure outside of the United States, however, researchers state that CrashOverRide is so versatile that tailoring it for US based power systems would take only moderate effort. Tailoring ChrashOverRide to affect water, gas and transportation systems is also estimated to be relatively trivial.
CrashOverRide represents a very scalable platform with modules and capabilities that allow it to focus on infrastructure that utilize four standard industry control system (ICS) protocols. These protocols are commonly used in power generation infrastructure outside of the United States, however, researchers state that CrashOverRide is so versatile that tailoring it for US based power systems would take only moderate effort. Tailoring ChrashOverRide to affect water, gas and transportation systems is also estimated to be relatively trivial.
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