FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. Daniel Heuer/AFP
The FBI and several other federal agencies said in a joint report released on April 7 that Iran-linked hackers were behind disruptions to internet access to U.S. gas, oil, and water companies.
“The FBI assesses a group of Iranian-affiliated APT actors are targeting internet-exposed PLCs with the intent to cause disruptions to U.S. critical infrastructure organizations,” the FBI and CISA report stated, using an acronym for advanced persistent threat groups that are considered well-funded and sophisticated.
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