New Malware Targets Industrial Control Systems, like SCADA

PCWorld reports that Siemens is warning customers of new and highly sophisticated malware targeting the computers used to manage large-scale industrial control systems used by manufacturing and utility companies [SCADA]. The malicious software is designed to infiltrate the systems used to run factories and parts of the critical infrastructure. The zero-day malware targets Siemens management software called Simatic WinCC, using a previously undisclosed Windows bug to break into the system.