The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has expanded the scope of its alert on Iranian-affiliated hackers attacking critical infrastructure, including water and energy facilities.
The original advisory focused on programmable logic controllers (PLCs) manufactured by Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley. The update warns that the activity may also target devices from Schneider Electric, Siemens, “and potentially other branded/manufactured PLCs.”
The conflict between the US and Iran is well into its fourth month, and authorities have noticed Iranian-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) crews targeting PLCs to cause disruption since March.
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Source: The Register
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