In the past year (2022), we saw 57 OT-related cyberattacks on industrial systems which caused physical consequences in the real world. That’s over 2.5x the 22 similar attacks we saw in 2021, and 3x the 19 attacks seen in 2020! Most of these were ransomware-style attacks that encrypted computers and data on IT networks, but also had consequences for OT.
This report was created by Waterfall Security Solutions in cooperation with ISSSource and their ICSStrive OT incident repository with a focus on:
This report also includes a comprehensive list of all attacks that had physical consequences for these industries since 2010, including links to public reports and sources that can be used to verify the attacks and learn more about them.
In This Threat Report: