Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics
List
| Reference number | CYB0022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Company |
| List name | UK List |
| Programs | Cyber |
| Remark | The Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (TsNIIKhM) was responsible for a cyber attack on a petro-chemical company in August 2017. The cyber attack gained remote access to the Safety Instrumented Systems connected to the Industrial Control System of a petrochemical refinery. This shut down the plant for over a week. There is evidence to suggest that the shutdown was inadvertent while TsNIIKhM were attempting to cause a highly dangerous physical consequence through disabling the safety systems, which could have included an explosion. These actions caused economic loss and prejudice to commercial interests and/or was intended to undermine the security and prosperity of a country other than the United Kingdom. |
| Added | 24.03.2022 |
Names
| Name | Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics |
|---|---|
| Name | GNTs RF FGUP TsNIIKhM |
| Name | NIII6 |
| Name | Scientific Research Institute No 6 |
| Name | State Research Centre of the Russian Federation Federal State Unitary Enterprise Central Scientific Research Institute for Chemistry and Mechanics |
| Name | TSNIIKHM |
| Name | TsNIIKhM |
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