Beware of the Bolts: Hackers Target Intranet-Connected Wrenches, Threatening Industrial Safety with Ransomware Risk

Beware, engineers! Your trusty intranet-connected wrench could leave you in a tight spot. Thanks to 23 vulnerabilities, hackers might tighten their grip with ransomware—turning precision into chaos! #CybersecurityAlert #RansomwareRisk

Published: Added: January 11, 2024 at 10:05 amAssembled by: J J
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Well, it seems even our tools aren't safe from the cyber gremlins. Next thing you know, our electric toothbrushes will be demanding Bitcoin or they won't clean our teeth. The Bosch Rexroth Handheld Nutrunner NXA015S-36V-B, a name that just rolls off the tongue, is the latest victim of vulnerability blues. Engineers, brace yourselves for the era of ransomwrenches!

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