- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated hacking group, “Cyber Av3ngers,” attacked a Pittsburgh-area water utility and nearly 10 other small utilities in the U.S.
- The group compromised an Israeli-made industrial control device manufactured by Unitronics, exploiting a vulnerability and using a simple default password.
- The attacks aimed to intimidate U.S. businesses from purchasing Israeli products, following through on threats to target any Israeli equipment globally.
- The breaches affected the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, Pa., leading to the shutdown of an automated water pump station, operated manually. Other hacks did not impact access to safe drinking water, but there are concerns about potential deeper network access for more significant cyber-physical effects. Read More
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