As of 2022, 11 threat groups were known to mainly target industrial sectors, such as manufacturing, utilities, government, and educational institutions. The first such groups detected were Xenotime and Kamacite, both operating since 2014. Each threat group impacted the industrial control systems (ICS) of targeted organizations. In 2022, the Chernovite threat group, identified in 2021, developed Pipedream, the seventh known Industrial Control System (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) capability meant to disrupt and potentially destroy industrial processes.
Cyber threat groups worldwide that mainly target industry sectors as of 2022
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Target industries
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Dragos. (February 14, 2023). Cyber threat groups worldwide that mainly target industry sectors as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373900/global-threat-target-industries/
Dragos. "Cyber threat groups worldwide that mainly target industry sectors as of 2022." Chart. February 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373900/global-threat-target-industries/
Dragos. (2023). Cyber threat groups worldwide that mainly target industry sectors as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373900/global-threat-target-industries/
Dragos. "Cyber Threat Groups Worldwide That Mainly Target Industry Sectors as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373900/global-threat-target-industries/
Dragos, Cyber threat groups worldwide that mainly target industry sectors as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373900/global-threat-target-industries/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Cyber threat groups worldwide that mainly target industry sectors as of 2022 [Graph], Dragos, February 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373900/global-threat-target-industries/