Swiss Industrial Systems Security Investigation - Le Matin

On November 30, 2013, the Swiss newspaper Le Matin published an investigation signed by Alexandre Haederli and Florian Imbach on security flaws in 2,742 Swiss industrial plants, citing the discovery by Italian company IS Group. The article reports a statement by Francesco Ongaro, described as an IS Group expert, who defined as “serious” the exposure of control systems on the Internet without adequate protection measures, highlighting the risk of attacks capable of remotely manipulating doors, temperatures, and flows. The investigation mentions concrete cases, including the closing system of Basel’s St.-Jakob stadium, equipment in Canton Vaud, and a pumping station in Zurich.