Triton: hackers take out safety systems in 'watershed' attack on energy plant

Sophisticated malware halts operations at power station in unprecedented attack which experts believe was state-sponsored

In what experts are calling a watershed moment, hackers have infiltrated the critical safety systems for industrial control units used in nuclear, oil and gas plants, halting operations at at least one facility.

The attackers, who are believed to be state-sponsored, targeted the Triconex industrial safety technology made by Schneider Electric SE, according to security firm FireEye and Schneider, who disclosed the incident on Thursday.