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Iranian government hackers are launching disruptive cyberattacks on American energy and water infrastructure, U.S. government agencies “urgently” warned Tuesday. The hackers are taking aim at devices and systems that control industrial processes, and have harmed victims in the last month following the onset of U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran, according to the joint alert from the […] The post Iranian hackers launching disruptive attacks at U.S. energy, water targets, feds warn appeared first on CyberScoop.

Medtech Maker Is Still Recovering While Iranian Hackers Threaten More Attack VictimsAs medtech maker Stryker continues working to restore global IT systems brought offline by a cyberattack last week, class action lawsuits against the company are piling up in federal court and the Iranian hackers claiming credit for the attack are warning of more assaults to come on other victims.

The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) alerted British organizations to a heightened risk of Iranian cyberattacks amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. [...]

U.S. cyber agencies, the FBI, and NSA issued an urgent warning today about potential cyberattacks from Iranian-affiliated hackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. [...]

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have issued a joint advisory warning of potential cyber-attacks from Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated threat actors.  "Over the past several months, there has been increasing activity from hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors, which is expected to escalate due to recent events," the agencies said

After President's Trump decision to enter the US into the conflict in the Middle East, the Department of Homeland Security expects there to be an uptick in Iranian hacktivists and state-sponsored actors targeting US systems.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned over the weekend of escalating cyberattack risks by Iran-backed hacking groups and pro-Iranian hacktivists. [...]

Analysts Warn US Infrastructure May Be Next as Iran Plans Missile Strike ResponseIsrael’s strike on Iranian military and nuclear targets has triggered fears of retaliatory cyberattacks, with analysts warning that Tehran may escalate disruptions against U.S. and Israeli critical infrastructure through proxy campaigns, brute-force attacks or coordinated DDoS strikes.

Christopher Wray tells the US Senate that more US infrastructure will be targeted for cyberattacks in the wake of the Gaza conflict.