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Industrial Control Systems Hit By Surge In Email-Delivered Worm Campaigns

ID: 98f7a970-0cc6-524e-82d1-691b56189794

STIX ID: report--98f7a970-0cc6-524e-82d1-691b56189794

Feed Name: Cyber Press

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2026-04-17

Date Updated: 2026-04-17

Author: Varshini

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In Q4 2025 researchers observed a global surge in email-delivered worms as part of the "Curriculum-Vitae-Catalina" phishing campaign distributing Backdoor.MSIL.XWorm to ICS environments; attackers targeted HR staff with resume-themed emails containing a malicious executable ("Curriculum Vitae-Catalina.exe"), and the campaign spread via USB in some regions, resulting in widespread blocked detections across multiple global regions and industry impacts (notably oil & gas and biometrics).

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