Kaspersky has reported an increase in cyberattacks targeting industrial organisations during the first quarter of 2026, with manufacturing environments experiencing growing levels of malicious activity across multiple regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a new report from Kaspersky ICS CERT, malicious objects were blocked on 19.6% of industrial control systems (ICS) globally during the quarter. Kaspersky security solutions detected malware from 10,052 different malware families targeting industrial automation systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regionally, the share of attacked ICS computers ranged from 27.4% in Africa to 9.1% in Northern Europe. Compared with the previous quarter, Kaspersky recorded increases in attacks against manufacturing organisations in several regions, including Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report found that Southeast Asia experienced the highest proportion of attacks on manufacturing ICS computers at 23.21%, followed by Africa at 21.36% and South Asia at 20.13%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kaspersky also highlighted the financial impact of cyberattacks on manufacturers. Research conducted by Kaspersky and VDC Research estimated that ransomware attacks against manufacturing organisations generated more than US$18 billion in losses globally during the first three quarters of 2025, excluding wider costs such as supply chain disruption, reputational damage and recovery expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLegacy operational technology systems remain deeply embedded in manufacturing environments, which makes them vulnerable,\u201d said Evgeny Goncharov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSupply chain complexity and branching of the trusted partner network expands the attack surface beyond the network perimeter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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