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Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites
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Iran-linked hackers are targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including energy and water facilities. They have disrupted operations at industrial control sites, according to U.S. agencies such as the FBI and NSA. The attacks focus on devices that manage essential services.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, U.S. agencies warn
- Wired·Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure
- TechMeme·A group of US agencies including the FBI and the NSA warns that Iran-linked hackers have targeted industrial control devices used in US critical infrastructure (Andy Greenberg/Wired)
- Ars Technica·Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites
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