Iranian hackers escalate attacks on U.S. infrastructure

Iranian hackers are escalating attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure since the onset of the conflict, according to U.S. authorities.Cybersecurity, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies report that these hackers target exposed programmable logic controllers and supervisory control and data acquisition systems.

Hacker threats increase

The advisory states the intent is to cause disruptive effects in the U.S.

Some attacks have led to operational disruptions and financial losses.

This warning follows President Donald Trump’s statement regarding severe consequences if Iran does not negotiate.

Iran has indicated it may target additional infrastructure in Gulf neighbors.

The hackers have manipulated data files and extracted project information from the targeted systems.

Affected sectors include government services, water and wastewater systems, and energy.

The FBI, National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, and U.S. Cyber Command issued the alert.

The FBI has not provided further comments on the situation.