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Vulnerable Cellular Routers Targeted in Latest Attacks on Israel Water Facilities
2020-07-21 12:05

A threat actor believed to be working for the Iranian government recently launched another round of attacks on Israel's water sector, and a source tells SecurityWeek that the attackers used vulnerable cellular equipment as a point of entry.

A new round of attacks on Israel's water sector was reported last week and, similar to the first attacks, they targeted smaller, local facilities.

The hackers managed to make some changes to PLCs in the latest attacks, but since the targeted facilities serve a smaller area, the impact was small and the potential damage they could have caused was also limited.

Following the attacks launched in April, SecurityWeek has learned, the government advised organizations to ensure that their cellular communications equipment is not vulnerable, but at least some of them obviously failed to take action, enabling threat actors to launch another round of attacks.

While none of the two sides has openly admitted to launching cyberattacks, an assault aimed at a major Iranian port in May was believed to be Israel's response to the April attacks on water facilities.


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