WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The National Security Agency issued the following press release:
FORT MEADE, Md. - (August 19, 2026) Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) and other co-sealing agencies released the Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), "Defending Against an Active Threat to Siemens S7 Series PLCs (https://media.defense.gov/2026/Aug/18/2003983494/-1/-1/0/CSA_Active_Threat_to_Siemens_S7_Series_PLCs.PDF)."
Cyber actors are conducting targeted reconnaissance and capability development against U.S.-based Siemens programmable logic controllers (PLCs) using artificial intelligence-generated exploitation scripts disguised as legitimate monitoring tools. The sectors targeted include critical manufacturing, energy generation and distribution, wat...