Siemens S7 PLCs Face Emerging Threat From AI-Generated Exploit Scripts

A cyber threat targeting critical infrastructure has been reported by the U.S. government utilizing AI-generated exploit scripts aimed at Siemens programmable logic controllers (PLCs) of the S7 Series. Reconnaissance and exploit development are among the activities, with malicious scripts masquerading as legitimate monitoring tools used to monitor PLC installations in the country. The NSA, CISA,…