OVER 4,400 ROCKWELL PLCS EXPOSED ONLINE, 22 FOUND IN WATER ATTACK CITIES

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Forescout identified over 4,400 internet-facing Rockwell PLCs worldwide, including 22 in recently attacked US water utility cities that were compromised via open Ethernet/IP port 44818 rather than complex exploits, prompting urgent calls for defenders to isolate controllers behind VPNs and utilize Rockwell advisory SD1790 to recover attacker-locked systems.