Nozomi: Australia is the most targeted country in latest IoT/OT report

Nozomi Networks Labs observed sustained malicious activity across OT, IoT and critical infrastructure between June and August 2026. Australia became the most targeted country by alerts per organisation, up from third place, with manufacturing, transportation and energy hit hardest.

• Australia is the most targeted country, up from third place
• Top three industries: manufacturing, transportation, energy and utilities
• Scattered Spider accounted for nearly half of attributed alerts
• Russian-linked actors made up over a third of attributed attacks