FBI/CISA/NSA/EPA: IRGC-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploit PLCs in Multiple Sectors, Including U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems Facilities
"IRGC-affiliated cyber actors using the persona “CyberAv3ngers” are actively targeting and compromising Israeli-made Unitronics Vision Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs)."
FBI/CISA/NSA/EPA JOINT STATEMENTS: Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) IRGC-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploit PLCs in Multiple Sectors in response to the active exploitation of Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in multiple sectors, including U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) facilities, by Iranian Government Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) cyber actors.
As US Government Prepares For Iranian Cyberattacks, Group Attacks Water Service In Pennsylvania, CISA Releases Alert
ALIQUIPPA, PENNSYLVANIA - As the U.S. government prepares for Iranian cyberattacks in retaliation for its support of Israel during its conflict with the Hamas terrorist organization, the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania reported on Saturday that it had been targeted by an Iranian-backed hacker group called "CyberAv3ngers".
IRGC-affiliated cyber actors using the persona “CyberAv3ngers” are actively targeting and compromising Israeli-made Unitronics Vision Series PLCs that are publicly exposed to the internet, through the use of default passwords. The PLCs may be rebranded and appear as different manufacturers and company names.
Full Joint Statement, Security Alerts For The Attacks:
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