The FBI and three other agencies warned on June 30 that critical infrastructure operators should be aware of potential Iranian cyberattacks coming in the wake of U.S. airstrikes on the country’s nuclear program.
“Defense Industrial Base companies, particularly those possessing holdings or relationships with Israeli research and defense firms, are at increased risk,” the agencies stated in the warning, issued by the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
In the statement, however, the agencies said they have not seen any indicators to suggest a “coordinated campaign” to target U.S. infrastructure operators traced back to Iran. But the agencies urged those operators “to learn more about the Iranian state-backed cyber threat and actionable mitigations to harden cyber defenses.”…
FBI Warns of New Iran-Linked Attacks on US Infrastructure
