Illustration depicting Iranian hackers targeting US critical infrastructure PLCs in water, energy, and wastewater systems, per joint US agency advisory.
Illustration depicting Iranian hackers targeting US critical infrastructure PLCs in water, energy, and wastewater systems, per joint US agency advisory.
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Agencias de EE. UU. advierten sobre piratas informáticos iraníes que atacan PLC de infraestructuras críticas

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El FBI, la CISA, la NSA, la EPA, el Departamento de Energía y el Comando Cibernético de EE. UU. emitieron un aviso conjunto advirtiendo sobre la intensificación de los ciberataques por parte de piratas informáticos vinculados a Irán contra controladores lógicos programables (PLC) en infraestructuras críticas de EE. UU. Los ataques desde al menos marzo de 2026 han causado interrupciones operativas y pérdidas financieras en instalaciones gubernamentales, sistemas de aguas residuales, agua, energía y sistemas municipales, en medio de la escalada de tensiones en la guerra entre EE. UU.-Israel e Irán.

El aviso, publicado el martes, destaca a un grupo iraní de amenaza persistente avanzada que apunta a dispositivos de tecnología operativa expuestos a internet, incluidos los PLC que sirven de interfaz entre las computadoras de automatización y la maquinaria física en fábricas, centros de tratamiento de agua, refinerías de petróleo y otras instalaciones. Las víctimas en múltiples sectores reportaron una funcionalidad disminuida de los PLC, manipulación de datos, interrupciones operativas y pérdidas financieras. El aviso declaró: "Estos PLC fueron desplegados en múltiples sectores de infraestructura crítica de EE. UU.... Algunas de las víctimas experimentaron interrupciones operativas y pérdidas financieras". El FBI destacó estos hechos en X, subrayando la escalada.

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Las discusiones en X expresan alarma por los piratas informáticos iraníes que interrumpen la infraestructura crítica de EE. UU., incluidas las instalaciones de agua, aguas residuales, energía y gubernamentales a través de PLC expuestos a internet, tal como se detalla en un aviso conjunto del FBI, la CISA y la NSA. Las cuentas de ciberseguridad enfatizan la necesidad de asegurar los sistemas OT y destacan tácticas como la persistencia de Dropbear SSH. Los usuarios conectan los ataques con las tensiones más amplias entre EE. UU. e Irán en medio de la guerra entre EE. UU. e Israel.

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