U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Officials for Critical Cyber Attacks

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on six Iranian officials linked to the Iranian intelligence agency for targeting critical infrastructure entities in the U.S. and other countries. The officials, part of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command, are held responsible for cyber operations, including hacking programmable logic controllers manufactured by an Israeli company. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency revealed that the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in Pennsylvania was targeted by Iranian threat actors. The Treasury Department emphasized the sensitivity of industrial control devices in critical infrastructure systems and the potential for devastating consequences from unauthorized access. Additionally, a pro-Iranian group known as Homeland Justice claimed to have stolen terabytes of data from Albania's Institute of Statistics.