Canada’s infrastructure breached in ICS incidents

In recent weeks, the Canadian Cyber Centre and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have received multiple reports of incidents involving internet-accessible ICS.

One incident affected a water facility, tampering with water pressure values and resulting in degraded service for its community. Another involved a Canadian oil and gas company, where an Automated Tank Gauge (ATG) was manipulated, triggering false alarms. A third one involved a grain-drying silo on a Canadian farm, where temperature and humidity levels were manipulated, resulting in potentially unsafe conditions if not caught in time.

While individual organizations may not be direct targets of adversaries, they may become victims of opportunity as hacktivists are increasingly exploiting internet-accessible ICS devices to gain media attention, discredit organizations, and undermine Canada’s reputation.

Read more at Canadian Centre for Cyber Security