Zaun manufactures security perimeter fencing for UK sites that include a GCHQ listening post and the Porton Down chemical weapons laboratory. “All our fencing systems can be.
Facepalm: In an incident that highlights the dangers of running obsolete operating systems, a company that supplies high-security fencing for customers that include military bases was compromised and had sensitive data stolen after attackers used Windows 7 as an entry point.
Zaun manufactures security perimeter fencing for UK sites that include a GCHQ listening post and the Porton Down chemical weapons laboratory. “All our fencing systems can be designed and manufactured with a wide variety of security additions, including toppings and detection technology to complete your perimeter,” the company states.
Zaun confirmed that its systems had been infected by the LockBit ransomware, resulting in a data breach. It stated that the attack’s entry point “in an otherwise up-to-date network” was a “rogue Windows 7 PC” that runs the software for one of its manufacturing machines.
