Critical infrastructure being hit by dangerous new malware – routers, firewalls and fuel systems all under threat

• Cybersecurity researchersuncoer new piece of malware called IOCONTROL
• It targets IoT devices in critical infrastructure organizations
• IOCONTROL is modular, and capable of targeting devices from multiple manufacturers

American and Israeli critical infrastructure is being targeted by a dangerous new piece of malware, and the culprits seem to be Iranian.

Cybersecurity researchers Claroty obtained a sample of the malware, called IOCONTROL, from a compromised industrial system, and analyzed it.