Iranian Hackers Use Legitimate Engineering Tools to Hijack Industrial Controllers

U.S. federal agencies have issued an urgent warning that Iranian-affiliated threat actors are targeting internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) across critical infrastructure, using legitimate engineering software to alter industrial operations. The activity has affected government facilities, water and wastewater organizations, and energy-sector environments, causing operational disruption and financial loss in some cases. The campaign targets PLCs from…

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