US Agencies Warn of Iranian-Affiliated Actors Targeting Industrial Control Systems

CISA, FBI, and EPA have issued a joint advisory regarding Iranian-affiliated threat actors exploiting vulnerabilities in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) within US critical infrastructure. The advisory highlights specific tactics used to gain unauthorized access to industrial control systems, though it does not specify if active breaches have resulted in operational disruption. This warning underscores a persistent escalation in state-sponsored targeting of operational technology (OT) environments.