U.S. government sanctions Iranian officials over Pennsylvania water facility hack

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned senior IRGC-CEC officials for a November 2023 operation attributed to the IRGC-controlled persona "Cyber Av3ngers," which targeted Unitronics programmable logic controllers — including at a water utility in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania — and posted a politically charged message on an affected device; authorities reported no safety or water-quality impact but warned of the risks posed by unauthorized access to critical infrastructure.