Triton exploited zero day flaw to target industrial systems
1Triton exploited zero-day flaw to target industrial systems.
The Triton Trojan which targeted core industrial systems in the Middle East last year exploited a zero-day flaw in Triconex controllers to carry out its attack.
Triton was first detected in the wild in August 2017 and hit the spotlight in December after the malware was used in an attempt to close down industrial systems in the Middle East.
Researchers from FireEye's Mandiant said Triton was able to manipulate emergency shutdown systems at an unnamed critical infrastructure firm in the region.
The malware is one of only a handful of known examples which have been developed for the purpose of attacking companies in the core industrial sector, including oil, gas, and electricity.