Everything running smoothly at the plant? *Whips out mobile phone* Wait. Nooo…

The security of mobile apps that tie in with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems has deteriorated over the last two-and-a-half years, according to new research.

A team of boffins from IOActive and IoT security startup Embedi said they had discovered 147 vulnerabilities in 34 of the most popular Android mobile apps for SCADA systems.

Mobile applications are increasingly being used in conjunction with SCADA systems. The researchers warned these apps are “riddled with vulnerabilities that could have dire consequences on SCADA systems that operate industrial control systems”.

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