Critical Infrastructure
The latest Critical Infrastructure coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Siemens Issues Emergency Fix for SICAM 8 Flaw That Allows Malicious Firmware Installation on Power Grid Devices
On July 9, Siemens published a security advisory that will have power grid operators and critical manufacturing facilities scrambling to check their equipment: four vulnerabilities in its SICAM 8...
Critical 9.9-Severity Vulnerability in ABB T-MAC Plus Requires Immediate Patching
Operators of chemical, petroleum, and hydrogen terminals face a serious cybersecurity threat after ABB confirmed that a critical flaw in its T-MAC Plus terminal management system could hand...
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess: State Hackers Stole Admin Credentials, Mapped Network for Sabotage
Australia’s top intelligence official has confirmed that a nation-state hacking group quietly infiltrated an Australian critical infrastructure provider, stealing administrative credentials and...
UK Moves to Outlaw Ransomware Payments for Critical Infrastructure in Sweeping Cyber Overhaul
In a decisive move to disrupt the ransomware economy, the UK government has proposed a ban on ransomware payments for all public sector bodies and critical national infrastructure (CNI) operators,...
CISA Warns Hitachi RTU500 Firmware Flaws Risk Critical OT Availability
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has republished a security advisory from Hitachi Energy detailing critical firmware vulnerabilities in the RTU500 series remote...
EU Cloud Procurement Rules for Highly Critical Contracts: Will Sovereignty Push AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Out of the Public Sector?
The European Union is preparing a new set of procurement rules that could dramatically reshape how public-sector organisations buy cloud services for their most critical operations. Coming as early...
CISA Warns of Critical 9.4-Rated Auth Bypass in Carlson VASCO-B GNSS Receiver
Critical infrastructure operators are being urged to patch Carlson Software’s VASCO-B GNSS Receiver after CISA published a new ICS advisory describing a high-severity authentication flaw that could...
CISA Warns Iranian Hackers Are Targeting Internet-Facing PLCs in US Critical Infrastructure
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an urgent advisory on April 7, 2026, warning that Iranian state-sponsored cyber actors have moved beyond reconnaissance and nuisance...
CISA Warns of Critical ePower EV Charging Vulnerabilities: What You Need to Know
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical advisory warning about multiple vulnerabilities in ePower's electric vehicle charging management platform,...
CISA Warns of Critical Unauthenticated Access Flaw in Labkotec LID-3300IP Ice Detectors (CVE-2026-1775)
A critical vulnerability in industrial ice detection systems has prompted urgent warnings from cybersecurity authorities, highlighting the growing threat landscape for operational technology (OT) and...
RTU500 Security Advisories: Critical OT Vulnerabilities Threaten Substation Infrastructure
Hitachi Energy's RTU500 series, a cornerstone of modern electrical substation automation and control, has been identified with multiple critical security vulnerabilities that expose operational...
Critical EV2GO Platform Flaws Expose EV Charging Infrastructure to Attack
A cluster of high-severity authentication and session-management vulnerabilities in the EV2GO charging-management platform has been disclosed by U.S. federal authorities, exposing critical electric...