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Andy Greenberg

Cyberattacks and Hacks
Apr 13, 2022 3:50 PM

Feds Uncover a 'Swiss Army Knife' for Hacking Industrial Control
Systems

The malware toolkit, known as Pipedream, is perhaps the most
versatile tool ever made to target critical infrastructure like power
grids and oil refineries.

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Malware designed to target industrial control systems like power
grids, factories, water utilities, and oil refineries represents a
rare species of digital badness. So when the United States government
warns of a piece of code built to target not just one of those
industries, but potentially all of them, critical infrastructure
owners worldwide should take notice.

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Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED, covering security,
privacy, and information freedom. He's the author of the forthcoming
book Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of
Cryptocurrency. His last book was [*Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar
and the Hunt for the Kremlin's... Read more
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