Iran-Linked Hackers Disrupt U.S. Critical Infrastructure by Targeting Internet-Exposed PLCs

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Iran-affiliated cyber actors are targeting internet-facing operational technology (OT) devices across critical infrastructures in the U.S., including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), cybersecurity and intelligence agencies warned Tuesday.
“These attacks have led to diminished PLC functionality, manipulation of display data and, in some cases, operational disruption and financial

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Iran-Linked Hackers Disrupt US Critical Infrastructure via PLC Attacks

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Federal agencies warn attackers are manipulating PLC and SCADA systems across multiple sectors, triggering operational disruptions and raising concerns over broader OT targeting.

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Storm-1175 Deploys Medusa Ransomware at ‘High Velocity’

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Microsoft says the financially motivated cybercrime group has exploited N-day and zero-day vulnerabilities in campaigns predicated on speed.

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FBI, Pentagon warn of Iran hacking groups targeting operational technology

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The advisory said Iranian actors are targeting local municipal governments, water and wastewater systems and the energy sector.

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Your AirPods are gross. This $6 tool will keep them sparkling clean

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Yes, you should be cleaning your earbuds regularly. This cheap little tool makes it easy – and it costs about the same as a coffee.

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Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, U.S. agencies warn

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A joint FBI, NSA and CISA advisory warns that Iranian hackers have ‘escalated’ their tactics in response to the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

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Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

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The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work.

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Apple, Google, and Microsoft join Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to defend world’s most critical software

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Is this AI’s Manhattan Project? Twelve tech rivals are banding together and using Anthropic’s unreleased Mythos model to find thousands of vulnerabilities before adversaries do.

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The New Rules of Engagement: Matching Agentic Attack Speed

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The cybersecurity response to AI-enabled nation-state threats cannot be incremental. It must be architectural.

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Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

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Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

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