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Digital map of U.S. highlighting exposed PLCs in water and energy sectors under cyber attack
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Iranian Hackers Slip Into U.S. Water Plants and Power Grids Through Dumb Internet-Exposed PLCs

Picture a quiet water treatment plant in the Midwest, screens flickering as Iranian hackers remotely tweak controls. This isn't sci-fi; it's happening now to U.S. critical infrastructure.

5 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Hacker interface manipulating Rockwell PLC HMI in water treatment plant
Nation-State Threats

Iranian Hackers Tamper with US Water and Power PLCs: The OT Blind Spot Exposed

Forget the headlines about data breaches. Iranian operatives are rewriting the code in America's water plants and power grids. Industry insiders reveal why thousands of devices stay vulnerable.

5 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Digital map of US highlighting water and energy infrastructure with red hacker intrusion icons on PLC devices
Nation-State Threats

Iranian Hackers Punch Through US Water Plants Using Exposed Factory PLCs

CISA dropped a bombshell advisory on April 7: Iranian hackers are already inside US water plants and energy grids, fiddling with PLCs that control the pumps and valves. It's not theory—it's happening now, and the fixes sound painfully basic.

5 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Digital overlay of hackers breaching industrial control panels in a US power plant
Nation-State Threats

Iran's Hackers Already Sabotaging US Power and Water Grids

While Trump threatens Iran's infrastructure, Iranian hackers are already inside ours. PLCs in power plants and water utilities? Wide open.

4 min read 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Cyber attack map highlighting Iran-linked password spraying on Israeli and UAE Microsoft 365 targets
Nation-State Threats

Iran's Hackers Spray Passwords at 300+ Israeli Microsoft 365 Targets—And It's Just Getting Started

Over 300 Israeli organizations got hit by an Iran-backed password-spraying campaign on Microsoft 365. It's sloppy, it's persistent, and it's a reminder that state hackers don't play fair.

4 min read 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Iranian Hackers Erase Stryker's Digital Lifeline: Medtech's Nightmare Begins

Imagine your surgeon's tools vanishing mid-operation, courtesy of hackers in Tehran. Iran-linked Handala just turned Stryker's global network into digital ash, exposing medtech's fragile underbelly.

5 min read 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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