Dragos Security Incident

Ransomware attacks on industrial infrastructure doubled in 2022: Dragos The number of ransomware attacks on industrial infrastructure grew significantly in 2022, according to researchers from cybersecurity firm Dragos. The company tracked more than 600 ransomware attacks last year up 87% on the year before with 72% of them targeting the manufacturing sector. So they're definitely going after manufacturing. A heck of a lot more than electrical and gas, Rob Lee, CEO of Dragos, told reporters last week. Dragos found that there was a 35% bump in ransomware groups specifically targeting operational technology (OT) or industrial control systems (ICS) last year. In total, 437 manufacturing entities were hit with ransomware, including 42 attacks on metal products companies, 37 on automotive businesses and more than 20 on plastics, industrial equipment, building materials and electronics or semiconductors companies. The rest of the list includes dozens of attacks on paper products, automation, aerospace, furniture, cosmetics, chemicals, clothing, medical equipment and more. Major incidents listed by Dragos include ransomware attacks on Subex , Kojima , AGCO , Foxconn , South Staffordshire Water , DESFA and several attacks on mining and metals companies like Copper Mountain Mining . LockBit domination Dragos listed a variety of reasons for the stark increase in ransomware attacks. On one hand, the number of ransomware groups and sophistication of tools are increasing rapidly. After the downfall of the Conti ransomware group, several others have stepped up to take their place. The notorious LockBit ransomware gang led the way last year with 169 ransomware attacks, followed by Conti before they closed shop Black Basta, Alpha V and Hive. Dragos found that of the 57 groups they track, 39 were active in 2022 a 30 percent increase year over year. There were multiple reasons for the increase in ransomware activity impacting industrial organizations, including political...

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