The U.S. Treasury Department on Oct. 23 announced sanctions against a Russian government research institution that has been accused of using the “destructive” Triton malware to target critical facilities in the United States.
The malware, also known as TRISIS, or HatMan, was designed to target industrial control systems. The majority of such systems monitor and enable safe emergency shutdown of industrial processes and critical infrastructure facilities to save human life. Such facilities deliver energy, water, transport, banking and finance, and other essential services.
