US Treasury imposes sanctions against Russian research institute for its role in developing the Triton malware
US imposes sanctions against Russia's Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (CNIIHM). — The US Treasury Department announced sanctions today …
ZDNet Catalin Cimpanu
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Discussion
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@robertmlee
Robert M. Lee
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This style of sanctioning is significant and honestly entirely appropriate against those involved in the first ever cyber attack to intentionally try to kill people in civilian infrastructure. #TRISIS #TRITON https://home.treasury.gov/...
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@stevenmnuchin1
Steven Mnuchin
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Today, @USTreasury sanctioned a Russian government research institution connected to the destructive Triton malware. https://home.treasury.gov/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
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BREAKING: US Treasury sanctions Russian research institute behind Triton, a strain of ICS malware Triton (or Trisis) was used in 2017 against a Saudi petrochemical plant, where it almost caused an explosion. https://www.zdnet.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@natsecwatson
Ben Watson
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Today, the U.S. hit a Russian tech school with sanctions for releasing computer malware Triton “designed specifically to target and manipulate industrial safety systems.” It hit the Saudis, e.g., in 2017. And FireEye called out the institute for the attack back in Oct. 2018. http…
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@ncscgov
Ncsc
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Treasury sanctions Russian gov't institution tied to Triton malware. Triton was designed to target industrial control systems in critical infrastructure and has been called “the most dangerous threat activity publicly known” by cybersecurity industry. https://home.treasury.gov/..…
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@andrewsweiss
Andrew S. Weiss
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Parts of the Trump administration are going all out to expose dangerous Russian cyber activities 11 days before the election. Trump himself has said nothing. Nothing. Very odd. https://twitter.com/...
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@brianpkime
Brian Kime
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I'm very happy to see the US Government sanction the Russian “research” organization responsible for the first attack against industrial safety systems. This threat continues to survey critical infrastructure for exploitable vulnerabilities. https://home.treasury.gov/...