![]() Phishing was one of the most popular methods of attack in 2019, and hackers were most likely to spoof tech companies and social media platforms. Top 10 most spoofed brands are tech companies Plant operations stopped and caused a ripple effect in global markets. In early 2019, IBM X-Force IRIS responded to a breach at a global manufacturing company where a ransomware infection started on an IT system and then moved into the OT infrastructure. The convergence of IT and OT infrastructure means that breaches can extend to devices that control physical assets. Most attacks used a combination of known vulnerabilities within SCADA and ICS hardware components, as well as password-spraying attacks using brute force login tactics. In fact, there were more attacks on OT targets in 2019 than the volume from the past three years. SEE: Phishing and spearphishing: An IT pro's guide (free PDF) Spike in industrial control systems and Operational Technology attacksĪttacks on these assets went up more than 2000% since 2018. Researchers highlighted what went wrong in 2019 with cybersecurity operations and looked ahead to predict what will change in 2020. IBM Security releases the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index annually, summarizing the most prominent threats identified by research teams. ![]() The X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020 found that hackers are targeting manufacturing plants, making banking trojans more sophisticated, and spoofing tech brands to make phishing schemes successful. ![]()
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