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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Agências dos EUA alertam sobre hackers iranianos que visam PLCs de infraestrutura crítica

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O FBI, a CISA, a NSA, a EPA, o Departamento de Energia e o Comando Cibernético dos EUA emitiram um aviso conjunto alertando sobre ataques cibernéticos intensificados por hackers afiliados ao Irã contra controladores lógicos programáveis (PLCs) na infraestrutura crítica dos EUA. Ataques desde pelo menos março de 2026 causaram interrupções operacionais e perdas financeiras em instalações governamentais, sistemas de tratamento de água e esgoto, energia e sistemas municipais, em meio à escalada das tensões na guerra entre EUA-Israel e Irã.

O aviso, publicado na terça-feira, destaca um grupo iraniano de ameaças persistentes avançadas que visa dispositivos de tecnologia operacional expostos à internet, incluindo PLCs que fazem a interface entre computadores de automação e maquinário físico em fábricas, centros de tratamento de água, refinarias de petróleo e outras instalações. Vítimas em vários setores relataram funcionalidade reduzida dos PLCs, manipulação de dados, interrupções operacionais e prejuízos financeiros. O aviso afirmou: “Esses PLCs foram implantados em vários setores de infraestrutura crítica dos EUA... Algumas das vítimas sofreram interrupção operacional e perda financeira.” O FBI destacou esses desenvolvimentos no X, ressaltando a escalada.

O que as pessoas estão dizendo

As discussões no X expressam alarme com hackers iranianos interrompendo a infraestrutura crítica dos EUA, incluindo água, esgoto, energia e instalações governamentais por meio de PLCs expostos à internet, conforme detalhado em um aviso conjunto do FBI-CISA-NSA. Contas de cibersegurança enfatizam a proteção de sistemas de tecnologia operacional (OT) e destacam táticas como a persistência via Dropbear SSH. Os usuários conectam os ataques às tensões mais amplas entre EUA e Irã em meio à guerra entre EUA e Israel.

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