Iranian-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploit Programmable Logic Controllers Across US Critical Infrastructure

Iran-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are conducting exploitation activity targeting internet-facing operational technology (OT) devices, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs) manufactured by Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley. This activity has led to PLC disruptions across several U.S. critical infrastructure sectors through malicious Read More …

CISA warns max-severity n8n bug is being exploited in the wild

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that hackers are exploiting a max-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in workflow automation platform n8n. CISA urged all federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies to patch CVE-2025-68613 at once Read More …

CVE-2026-21858: Maximum-severity n8n flaw lets randos run your automation server

A maximum-severity bug in the popular automation platform n8n has left an estimated 100,000 servers wide open to complete takeover, courtesy of a flaw so bad it doesn’t even require logging in. The vulnerability, uncovered by researchers at security outfit Read More …

Threat landscape for industrial automation systems in Q2 2025

In Q2 2025, the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked decreased by 1.4 pp from the previous quarter to 20.5%. Compared to Q2 2024, the rate decreased by 3.0 pp. Regionally, the percentage of ICS computers Read More …

Hi, robot: Half of all internet traffic now automated

Traffic from “bad bots”—those created with malicious intent—first surpassed good bot traffic in 2016, Imperva’s research said, and it’s been getting worse. Bad bots comprised 37% of internet traffic in 2024, up from 32% the year prior. Good bots accounted Read More …

Schneider Electric Data Breach Leaks Critical Data, Hellcat Ransomware Group Demands Hefty Ransom in Baguettes

French digital automation and energy management giant Schneider Electric is investigating a data breach after a hacker claimed they stole dozens of gigabytes and demanded a hefty ransom in Baguettes, a classic popular French bread item. Schneider Electric manufactures various Read More …

CVE-2024-6922: Automation Anywhere Automation 360 Server-Side Request Forgery

Automation 360 Robotic Process Automation suite v21-v32 is vulnerable to unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). SSRF occurs when the server can be induced to perform arbitrary requests on behalf of an attacker. An attacker with unauthenticated access to the Automation Read More …