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Andy Edser

'This is not a theoretical risk—it is an active threat': The NSA, FBI, CISA and more warn of AI-assisted hacks against critical US infrastructure and facilities

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A cybersecurity advisory jointly authored by multiple US agencies, including the NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE, and EPA, warns the owners and operators of industrial facilities of an "active cyber threat" to Siemens S7 programmable logic controllers.

"The threat actors are conducting reconnaissance and capability development against US-based Siemens PLC installations using AI-generated exploitation scripts disguised as legitimate monitoring tools," says the advisory.

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