News

• On the front line against the next Stuxnet

  Something has gone terribly wrong on the plant floor at ACME Specialty Chemical International Inc.

• US warns of problems in Chinese SCADA software

  Two vulnerabilities found in industrial control system software made in China but used worldwide could be remotely exploited by attackers, according to a warning issued on Thursday by the U.S. Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT).

• Court says Comerica Bank must pay after customer is hacked

  A Michigan court has ruled that Comerica Bank is liable for a US$560,000 cyberheist, saying the bank should have done a better job to spot millions of dollars in fraudulent transactions after one of the bank's customers was tricked in a phishing attack two years ago.

• Siemens fixes industrial flaws found by hacker

  Siemens has fixed bugs in its Simatic S7 industrial computer systems, used to control machines on factory floors, power stations and chemical plants.

• After delay, hacker to show flaws in Siemens industrial gear

  A security researcher who says he's found serious problems with Siemens computers used in power plants and heavy industry is now expecting to go public with his research at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.

• Siemens says it will fix SCADA bugs

  Siemens is working on a fix for some serious vulnerabilities recently discovered in its industrial control system products used to manage machines on the factory floor.

• Siemens: Stuxnet worm hit industrial systems

  A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets and disrupt operations has infected at least 14 plants, according to Siemens.

• Iran was prime target of SCADA worm

  Computers in Iran have been hardest hit by a dangerous computer worm that tries to steal information from industrial control systems.

• Siemens: Removing SCADA worm may harm plants

  Removing a dangerous worm that targets industrial systems could disrupt plant operations, Siemens Industry warned customers Thursday.

• Siemens: German customer hit by industrial worm

  Siemens confirmed Tuesday that one of its customers has been hit by a new worm designed to steal secrets from industrial control systems.

• After worm, Siemens says don't change passwords

  Although a newly discovered worm could allow criminals to break into Siemens' industrial automation systems using a default password, Siemens is telling customers to leave their passwords alone.

• New virus targets industrial secrets

  Siemens is warning customers of a new and highly sophisticated virus that targets the computers used to manage large-scale industrial control systems used by manufacturing and utility companies.

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  Robots make the coins go round downunder

  Australia's currency is now largely managed by a six-meter tall, 8000kg robot, which was put to work at the Royal Australian Mint in March this year as part of a general technology overhaul and refurbishment.

• $100 million advanced manufacturing centre

  Minister for Innovation, Kim Carr, today launched a $108 million Advanced Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).