Iranian state-backed hackers target U.S. critical infrastructure
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FBI, NSA, Department of Energy, CISA, Iranian hackers
United States
July 2026
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U.S. federal agencies warn of Iranian hackers targeting industrial control systems at water and energy providers. The attacks involve manipulating programmable logic controllers to cause outages and disable safety processes. The scope of targeted systems has expanded to include Rockwell, Schneider Electric, and Siemens products.
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