Censys researchers warned that thousands of devices are exposed to the Iranian government’s campaign targeting energy, water, and U.S. government services and facilities.
Miguel Escamilla Jr., mannufacturing manager of ShayoNano, demonstrates the operation of programmable logic controller at the company’s production plant July 25, 2017, in Stafford. The Singapore-based company chose Stafford to be their U.S. headquarters. (Photo by Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Iranian government hackers are launching disruptive cyberattacks on American energy and water infrastructure, U.S. government agencies “urgently” warned Tuesday. The hackers are taking aim at devices and…
Then-Millenium challenge corporation CEO Sean Cairncross speaks during a ceremony on Aug. 5, 2019 at the presidential palace in Abidjan. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)
The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.
Bulazel mentioned the energy sector in particular, given the potential for hackers to turn off the power in the United States. It’s a sector that relies in large measure on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems to monitor and control industrial processes. (Image Credit: AndreyPopov via Getty Images)
Benjamin Franklin writing his Autobiography. Franklin’s creation of a volunteer fire department has sparked an idea amongst the cybersecurity community. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 20: In an aerial view, pools of water are visible at the East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 20, 2024 in Oakland, California. The Biden administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are warning states of possible cyberattacks on water systems after recents attacks including one by the Cyber Av3ngers, a group linked to the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, that targeted internet-facing programmable logic controllers at Pennsylvania’s Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
