Iranian hackers targeted US infrastructure, NBC reports
By the BreakFirst Newsroom
Source: NBC News
NBC News is reporting that hackers linked to Iran's regime have targeted US energy, telecommunications, and other critical infrastructure in recent weeks. The report follows earlier warnings from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which said in July that Iranian-linked cyberattacks had targeted more than 100 US water systems. The disclosures add to growing concern over Tehran's cyber campaign against American infrastructure amid ongoing tensions with the Islamist regime. US officials have repeatedly flagged Iran as a persistent cyber threat to critical systems, and the latest reporting underscores fears that Iranian-backed actors are probing vulnerabilities in the nation's power grid, communications networks, and water supply. No immediate response from Tehran or comment from US agencies was included in the report.
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