CISA, FBI Warn that Iran-Linked Hackers Are Expanding Target Set for Water, Energy
CISA says Iranian-affiliated crews are probing internet-facing controllers at utilities, with officials warning the activity could disrupt industrial processes and unsafe conditions.
- On Wednesday, the FBI, the NSA, the Department of Energy, and CISA expanded an advisory regarding Iranian-backed hackers targeting programmable logic controllers , now including devices from Schneider Electric and Siemens alongside Rockwell Automation.
- According to federal authorities, the activity aims to cause disruptive effects within the United States, likely in response to the ongoing war between Iran, the U.S., and Israel.
- Attackers utilize Dropbear Secure Shell software on port 22 to gain remote access, then "extract device project files and modify or delete their logic," disabling critical shutdown and alarm logic.
- Federal agencies warn that "potentially all internet exposed" industrial control systems may be affected, urging critical infrastructure owners to disconnect PLCs from the public internet and implement isolated network architectures.
- A series of destructive cyberattacks since February has included data breaches at California water provider Cal Water and medical tech giant Stryker, part of escalating Iranian-backed operations.
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IT Security News - cybersecurity, infosecurity newsUS government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers
An updated government advisory warns that Iranian hackers are exploiting systems used by water and energy providers.
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U.S. cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies warned that Iran-affiliated hackers are actively targeting industrial control systems used by American water, energy, and municipal infrastructure providers, expanding their attacks to additional equipment manufacturers and, in at least one case, disabling safety functions designed to prevent dangerous failures. The updated joint advisory, released Wednesday by the Cybersecurity […]
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