A group sympathetic to the regime claimed responsibility for a hack on the Los Angeles Metro, while the federal government is warning of ongoing vulnerabilities in some systems.
Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure from groups sympathetic to Iran appear to be ticking up, as the federal government warns hackers may look to exploit other vulnerabilities.
Last week, pro-Iranian hacking group Ababil of Minab claimed responsibility for a hack on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, known as LA Metro. The cyberattack it experienced last month forced the transit agency to shut down access to some of its network after its security team found unauthorized activity, although LA Metro said bus and rail service was unaffected.
The hacking group published claims on Telegram that they said showed them accessing LA Metro’s internal systems. Tim Miller, field chief technology officer for public sector at Dataminr, an artificial intelligence-backed platform that helps leaders track events, threats and risks in real time, said in a blog post that the group is an “emerging” one “with a limited public profile and little verifiable prior activity in threat intelligence reporting — making any definitive capability or intent assessment premature at this stage.”
Route Fifty
By Chris Teale
Managing Editor
April 17, 2026