Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

CISA: Iran-Linked Groups Actively Exploiting OT Exposure Risks, PLC ProgrammersFederal agencies are warning that Iranian-linked actors have begun actively exploiting internet-facing PLCs and misconfigured OT systems across U.S. critical infrastructure, enabling network access, lateral movement and potential disruption amid rising geopolitical tensions.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging manufacturers to get rid of default passwords on internet-exposed systems altogether, citing severe risks that could be exploited by malicious actors to gain initial access to, and move laterally within, organizations

A China-nexus cyber espionage campaign rages on with the fourth backdoor to surface in the wild that takes advantage of the CVE-2023-2868 zero-day security bug — with severe threat of lateral movement, CISA warns.