Cybersecurity Comedy of Errors: OT Devices Take the Brunt While Hackers Fumble with Default Passwords
Industrial routers are the unsung heroes (or victims) of cyber battles, absorbing 67% of attacks in OT environments. Forescout Vedere Labs reveals that these devices are constantly under siege by automated threats, thanks to weak or unchanged passwords. Time to give these beleaguered routers a much-needed security upgrade!
Hot Take:
Who would’ve thought that industrial routers and other OT perimeter devices would become the new “it” crowd at the cyberattack party? They’re like the bouncers at a club, taking all the hits while the VIPs inside sip their martinis in peace. Forescout’s Vedere Labs just handed us the RSVP list, and it’s full of automated attacks, botnets, and a few hacktivists crashing the scene. It’s time for security teams to stop playing the blame game between IT and OT and start working together like peanut butter and jelly — before the entire sandwich gets eaten by cyber predators.
Key Points:
- 67% of cyberattacks target OT perimeter devices like routers and firewalls.
- SSH and Telnet brute-force attempts are the most common attack methods.
- Emerging botnets like RondoDox and ShadowV2 are on the rise.
- Chaya_005 is a long-running reconnaissance campaign targeting industrial edge devices.
- Hacktivists are increasingly interested in OT targets, blurring IT/OT distinctions.