COSMICENERGY: OT malware is designed to cause power outages
Mandiant is reporting a new specialized Operational Technology (OT) malware being observed under the name COSMICENERGY. The malware targets remote terminal units (RTUs) and could cause power outages. According to Mandiant, the COSMICENERGY malware is designed to cause power outages. To do this, the malware interacts with remote terminal units (RTUs), which are commonly used for power transmission and distribution in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. European power distributors at risk Mandiant suspects that a contractor of Russian cybersecurity firm Rostelecom-Solar may have developed the malware as part of a red teaming tool to simulate power outages.