[HIB]After Worm, Siemens Says Don't Change Passwords

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Although a newly discovered worm could allow criminals to break into Siemens' industrial automation systems using a default password, Siemens is telling customers to leave their passwords alone. That's because changing the password could disrupt the Siemens system, potentially throwing large-scale industrial systems that it manages into disarray. "We will be publishing customer guidance shortly, but it won't include advice to change default settings as that could impact plant operations," said Siemens Industry spokesman Michael Krampe in an e-mail message Monday. The company plans to launch a website late Monday that will provide more details on the first-ever malicious code to target the company's SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) products, he said. The Siemens WinCC systems targeted by the worm are used to manage industrial machines in operation worldwide to build products, mix food, run power plants and manufacture chemicals.

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