На третьому міжнародному форумі Hack IT-2017, що відбувся на борту найбільшого сучасного літака «Мрія», провідні представники цифрової індустрії обговорили питання кібербезпеки. 30 вересня також відбулася церемонія нагородження «білих хакерів», які перемогли у змаганні HackIT Cup.

Cybersecurity experts at FireEye have issued a warning after a recent hacker attack caused “operational disruption to critical infrastructure” at an unnamed industrial plant. The hackers introduced a malware program that FireEye is calling “Triton” into the security system, likely in preparation for a larger attack.

This was not someone in a basement, either. “The targeting of critical infrastructure as well as the attacker’s persistence, lack of any clear monetary goal and the technical resources necessary to create the attack framework suggest a well-resourced nation state actor,” they concluded.

The location of the plant or the nature of its operations was not disclosed, although Reuters reports that the security company Dragos said it was a plant in the Middle East, while another firm, CyberX, believed the target was in Saudi Arabia.

A security alert was issued for users of Triconex, a safety program that’s widely used in energy facilities such as nuclear plants and oil refineries. The nature of the breach has raised concerns among cybersecurity analysts. “This is a watershed,” said Sergio Caltagirone of Dragos. “Others will eventually catch up and try to copy this kind of attack.”

Reuters reports that FireEye disclosed the incident on Thursday, saying that the hackers ─ likely working for a nation-state ─ targeted Triconex industrial safety technology from Schneider Electric SE.

Schneider confirmed the incident and said it had issued a security alert to customers of the technology, which is used in the energy industry at nuclear facilities, and oil and gas plants.

Neither company identified the specific victim, industry or location of the attack. Two cybersecurity firms speculated that the victim was either in Saudi Arabia or generally somewhere in the Middle East.