Dragos: Surge of new hacking groups enter ICS space as states collaborate with private actors

Cyberattacks against industrial organizations and OT/ICS surged in 2024, with Dragos reporting an 87% increase in attacks and a 60% rise in ransomware groups targeting OT; the report highlights state-linked actor Volt Typhoon embedding into U.S. critical infrastructure and warns that the proliferation of state capabilities to non-state actors (cybercriminals and hacktivists) raises the likelihood of more frequent and potentially disruptive attacks on critical industrial systems.