Security News > 2021 > July > Leaked Files From Offensive Cyber Unit Show Iran's Interest in Targeting ICS
Classified files apparently leaked from a cyber unit of the Iranian government show that Iran is looking to improve its offensive cyber capabilities, including for targeting industrial control systems.
British news outlet Sky News managed to obtain five internal reports - all marked "Very confidential" - that seem to originate from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Shahid Kaveh, a secret offensive cyber unit.
In response to Sky News' reporting, industrial cybersecurity firm Radiflow noted that building management systems are easy targets due to the fact that they are often exposed to the internet, and they are in many cases not properly secured.
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Iranian hackers were blamed for several attacks launched on water facilities in Israel last year, and while authorities claimed that the incidents did not result in any damage, in at least one case the attackers seemed to know how to target industrial systems.
These hackers did not appear to possess advanced capabilities or knowledge for targeting industrial systems.