Cybersecurity Dive November 29, 2023
The Unitronics warning follows an Iran-linked hack of a Pennsylvania water treatment facility.
Dive Brief:
- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned Tuesday that threat actors are attempting to exploit Unitronics programmable logic controllers that are used in water and wastewater treatment facilities.
- The warning comes days after a reported attack against the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, which provides water treatment to facilities in multiple townships in Pennsylvania.
- The hack was connected to an Iran-linked group called Cyber Av3ngers, according to Check Point Research. The group has targeted critical infrastructure in Israel since the start of the war with Hamas in early October.
Dive Insight:
The incident raises the spotlight on a sector that has...
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