'Security of your network is essential to security of your robot': Industrial robots targeted by malware, which could open them up to hacking — is this how the revolution begins?

Robots in a data center.

• Attackers can remotely execute commands on vulnerable industrial robots without requiring authentication
• Outdated factory robots may expose entire manufacturing networks to devastating cyberattacks today
• Poor network segmentation could allow compromised workstations to hijack nearby collaborative robots

A critical command injection vulnerability has been discovered in Universal Robots PolyScope 5, the operating system whucg powers the company's collaborative robots.