Iran-Backed CyberAv3ngers Sets Sights On Water and Industrial Control Systems

U.S. federal agencies issued a joint advisory linking Iranian‑affiliated APT CyberAv3ngers (mapped to IRGC‑CEC) to active exploitation of internet‑facing PLCs across Government Services, Water/Wastewater, and Energy sectors, with confirmed PLC disruptions and manipulated HMI/SCADA data; the advisory details attribution, prior sanctions, influence/propaganda tactics, and prescriptive mitigations (segment IT/OT, enforce MFA, harden controllers, ingest CISA indicators).