The German Bundesamt f lwa r Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik reports that attackers in the past have managed to gain access to the control of productieonderdelen in a blast furnace. In addition, there would be parts heavily damaged.
That reports Heise. A report of the public body describes a hitherto unknown attack on an industrial installation in Germany. The attackers would have their sight have aimed at an unidentified steel mill. In addition, they would via spearphishing access to the corporate network. Then, provided they have access to the aansturingssoftware for the production in the steel mill.
The attackers would be the software manipulated. This would cause the production in the blast furnace can be disturbed hit making factory, the work is temporarily needed to shut down. Also would fabrieksonderdelen heavily damaged. From what angle the attack is coming, says the BSI. It is also unknown what the purpose of the attackers.
The described attack is reminiscent of Stuxnet, specialized malware that is believed by the U.S. and Israel is developed. Stuxnet focused on the so-called scada systems from Siemens that Iranian nuclear facilities were used. The malware did great damage to ultracentrifuges which the enrichment of uranium by the Iranians to slow you down.