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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Ministry of Intelligence conduct aggressive cyber operations against American infrastructure—particularly water systems, industrial controls, and political targets.
June 2025 Warning: Following US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, security researchers observed a significant spike in Iranian cyber attacks against American companies.
Iranian cyber operations focus on critical infrastructure disruption, political interference, and retaliation for Western sanctions and military actions.
CyberAv3ngers compromised water utilities across America, including Aliquippa, PA near Pittsburgh.
APT42 (Charming Kitten) successfully hacked the Trump campaign and attempted to breach Biden campaign.
Iranian actors target energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and defense industrial base.
APT33, APT34, APT42, MuddyWater—state-sponsored groups targeting Americans.
IRGC hackers targeting American water utilities
November 2023 - Aliquippa, PA: Iranian hackers took control of a booster station at the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, just 30 miles from Pittsburgh. The attack displayed the message: "You have been hacked, down with Israel."
APT42 targeted both presidential campaigns
Iranian hackers compromised the email account of a former presidential campaign adviser and used it to contact current senior campaign officials.
APT42 targeted approximately 12 people associated with both campaigns between May-June 2024. The Biden campaign was not successfully breached.
APT42 Tactics: Masqueraded as journalists from Washington Institute for Near East Policy, created fake LinkedIn profiles, and sent spear-phishing emails to trick targets into sharing credentials.
Iranian hackers specifically target industrial control systems (ICS) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) commonly used by small water utilities and rural infrastructure.
Many PLCs still use factory defaults or simple passwords
Remote management exposes systems to the internet
Small utilities lack dedicated cybersecurity expertise
If you operate water systems, industrial controls, or critical infrastructure, learn how to defend against Iranian cyber threats.