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Sandworm Doesn’t Need Zero-Days: Russia’s Most Dangerous Cyber Unit Exploits Already-Compromised Industrial Environments
Nozomi Networks’ analysis of 5.5 million alerts from 10 industrial customers reveals that Sandworm (APT44) systematically exploits already-compromised OT environments. Every infected system gave an average of 43 days of advance warning. After detection, Sandworm escalates — targeting PLCs, HMIs, and engineering workstations directly.
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AI Is Now Writing Zero-Day Exploits: Google Confirms the Threshold Has Been Crossed
For the first time, Google has confirmed that a cybercrime group used AI to develop a working zero-day exploit. The GTIG AI Threat Tracker reveals autonomous malware, industrialized vulnerability research by nation-states, and polymorphic evasion — with profound implications for OT/ICS defenders.
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AI in the Breach: How an Adversary Used Claude and GPT to Target a Water Utility’s OT Environment
Dragos documents the first real-world case of an adversary using AI tools to target water utility OT infrastructure. Claude autonomously identified SCADA systems and launched credential attacks — without prior ICS knowledge.
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Iranian APT Actors Are Actively Compromising Internet-Exposed PLCs Across US Critical Infrastructure
On April 8, 2026, a joint advisory from the FBI, CISA, NSA, EPA, DOE, and US Cyber Command confirmed that Iranian-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are actively exploiting internet-connected programmable logic controllers (PLCs) across multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. The attacks — attributed to actors linked to the CyberAv3ngers group and Iran’s Islamic…