U.S. government sanctions Iranian officials over Pennsylvania water facility hack

[rbc]

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against a half dozen Iranian government officials for their role in targeting devices at a Pennsylvania water utility in November 2023.

Working behind a flimsy persona — the “Cyber Av3ngers” — the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) targeted programmable logic controllers manufactured by Unitronics, an Israeli company, including one at a water utility in Aliquippa, Pa., the Treasury Department said in its announcement.

The hackers posted a message to the screen of the device warning that “every equipment made in Israel is Cyber Av3ngers legal target.”
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U.S. government sanctions Iranian officials over Pennsylvania water facility hack