Global threat groups targeting industry sectors 2022
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.
