Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, U.S. agencies warn | TechCrunch

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  • The FBI, the National Security Agency, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Energy collectively warned that Iranian government hackers have been exploiting internet-facing systems.
  • The agencies did not specifically name any of the targets but said that the hacks were aimed at causing “disruptive effects within the United States” and had already resulted in “operational disruption and financial loss” The advisory comes shortly after President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a social media post earlier on Tuesday.
The U.S. government is warning that Iranbacked hackers are escalating their tactics by targeting American critical infrastructure systems with the aim of causing disruption.In a joint advisory pub [+2201 chars]

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