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The computer security company Symantec claimed that the malware, known as "Triton", exploited a vulnerability in computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system. [ 2 ] In 2018, FireEye , a company that researches cyber-security, reported that the malware most likely came from the Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (CNIIHM), a research entity in Russia .
Dec 14, 2017 · This malware, which we call TRITON, is an attack framework built to interact with Triconex Safety Instrumented System (SIS) controllers. We have not attributed the incident to a threat actor, though we believe the activity is consistent with a nation state preparing for an attack. TRITON is one of a limited number of publicly identified ...
Sep 3, 2023 · Additionally, we will examine a real case history, the Triton malware attack, to illustrate the severity of a zero-day exploit targeting industrial control systems. Case History
Mar 7, 2019 · On Aug. 4, 2017, at 7:43 p.m., two emergency shutdown systems sprang into action as darkness settled over the sprawling refinery along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. The systems brought part of ...
Mar 5, 2019 · Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading. The rogue code can disable safety systems designed to prevent catastrophic industrial accidents. It was discovered in the ...
- Martin Giles
Apr 22, 2019 · In 2017, Triton was behind an attack that shut down Schneider Electric’s Triconex safety instrumentation system (SIS) at a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia — the malware went undetected for nearly a year and has been linked to a group called XENOTIME, affiliated with the Russian government. It was one of the first ever instances of a cyber physical attack aimed at targeting a safety ...
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6. What TRITON means for securing Industrial Control Systems. Over the last twenty years it has become easier and easier for threat actors to launch ICS cyber attacks. More and more tools and examples are readily available, lowering the bar for the knowledge and skills needed by intruders.
