Vulnerabilities found in Siemens SIMATIC HMI devices used to control critical systems at petrochemical facilities, power plants and even the Large Hadron Collider. Attackers could possibly use the hashes to authenticate themselves as valid users. Siemens says it has now patched the vulnerabilities, but it’s a headache keeping your home computer updated with security patches? Just imagine if you were responsible for securing the nuclear plant or a nuclear power plant Just imagine how that could cause problems”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/large-hadron-collider-vulnerability/