Hackers are developing scripts disguised as legitimate software in attacks aimed at multiple industries, including energy and water.

US agencies are warning that threat actors are actively using AI-generated exploitation scripts to target Siemens S7 programmable logic controllers (PLCs) deployed across critical infrastructure. The activity focuses on Internet-exposed and poorly secured industrial systems, with attackers using AI to accelerate the development of tools that can interact directly with PLC memory, configuration data, and … The post AI-powered cyberattacks are targeting critical infrastructure in the US appeared first on CyberInsider.

The advisory says attackers are using AI to go after the company’s industrial computers used in water plants and other critical infrastructure facilities.

The attackers are exploiting internet-facing Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers to scout for potential targets.

Siemens today announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with NVIDIA to deliver self-verifying agentic AI workflows to EDA, helping semiconductor and printed circuit board (PCB) engineering teams move from autonomous task orchestration toward more trusted, continuously validated engineering outcomes. The new capabilities build on Siemens' recently introduced Fuse EDA AI Agent system and add new NVIDIA AI technology to help long-running, domain scoped, AI agents reason, act and continuously validate decisions against deterministic, physics-based EDA engines. The updates to Siemens' Fuse EDA AI Agent are designed to help the semiconductor and PCB industry move beyond simple automation and deliver trusted and verifiable outcomes that improve result quality, time-to-results, tool-calling reliability and token efficiency across long-running engineering workloads. The Fuse EDA AI Agent system is now integrated into Siemens' recently launched Intelligence Center X, supporting agent creation and orchestration in Siemens' enterprise industrial AI environment. Intelligence Center X delivers AI-driven, coordinated processes across design, manufacturing and supply chain - enhancing the comprehensive Digital Twin to support smarter execution and more trusted outcomes. Read full story