<ul><li>CISA, FBI, EPA, and DoE warn of cyberattacks on the U.S. Energy sector carried out by unsophisticated cyber actors targeting ICS/SCADA systems.</li><li>Unsophisticated threat actors are targeting ICS/SCADA systems in U.S. energy and transport sectors, exploiting poor cyber hygiene to cause major disruptions.</li><li>The US agencies urge Critical Infrastructure Asset Owners and Operators to review the fact sheet “Primary Mitigations to Reduce Cyber Threats to Operational Technology” to reduce the risk of potential intrusions.</li><li>Critical infrastructure operators should take steps to counter simple yet scalable OT cyber threats, including removing OT from public internet, changing default passwords, securing remote access, segmenting IT/OT networks, and ensuring manual OT operation capability.</li></ul>

Unsophisticated cyber actors are targeting the U.S. Energy sector

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