sanitised. IoT & ICS/OT Daily Briefing · Sunday 18 October 2026
Today in IoT & ICS/OT
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ICS / OT & Critical Infrastructure
Cybercrims go beyond stealing data to attack physical building systems
The Register (Security)
Late Sunday night, a still-unknown cybercriminal or group hacked thousands of remote-controlled refrigeration systems across hundreds of French grocery stores, spiking temperatures, spoiling food, and sparking fires. This is part of an ongoing trend of attacking physical systems that can do damage in the real world. In…
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Recent IoT & ICS/OT stories you haven't had in a briefing yet.
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IoT & Hardware
Inside the Hunt: Sarah Reddish
Huntress · 16 Oct
Meet Sarah Reddish, a Security Operations Analyst on Huntress' global Security Operations Center (SOC), working in Triage & Analysis. Her role goes far beyond monitoring a queue. She investigates and researches suspicious activity, intrusions, and a wide range of security threats. She also analyzes partner environments…
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ICS / OT & Critical Infrastructure
MITRE ATT&CK v20 Adds New AI Attack Techniques for Prompt Injection and Data Theft
GBHackers · 16 Oct
MITRE released ATT&CK v20 on October 13, 2026. It adds the first Enterprise techniques for direct and indirect prompt injection, AI-enabled exfiltration and AI result poisoning. MITRE ATT&CK v20 Adds New AI Attack Techniques According to updates published by MITRE, the release updates Techniques, Groups, Campaigns and …
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Also in security today
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Data Breaches & Leaks
Gîtes de France - 117,574 breached accounts
Have I Been Pwned (Latest Breaches)
In May 2026, the French holiday rental network Gîtes de France suffered a data breach affecting some of its departmental branches. The incident exposed hundreds of thousands of customer records, including 118k unique email addresses alongside names, phone numbers, postal addresses and booking details.
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Supply Chain & Third Party
OpenCode Security Breach Exposes Third-Party API Keys of its Console Users
Cyber Security News
OpenCode has disclosed a security breach affecting 1.4% of its Console users, warning that third-party API keys saved in affected workspaces may have been exposed. In an October 17 statement, the company linked the incident to a large-scale distillation attack and said it was working with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google …
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