Cyberattacks Wreaking Physical Disruption on the Rise

The report summarizes that at least 68 cyberattacks in the prior year produced physical consequences at over 500 OT sites, most often through IT-based compromises such as ransomware and hacktivist campaigns rather than direct OT-targeting malware. Significant financial impacts and shutdowns are documented (examples include Royal Mail, MKS Instruments, Johnson Controls, and Clorox), and the analysis calls out the water sector and small municipal utilities as especially vulnerable due to limited security budgets and close IT/OT dependencies.