{"id":2689,"date":"2026-05-27T17:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:31:58","slug":"israeli-researchers-say-iran-behind-los-angeles-transit-system-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2689","title":{"rendered":"Israeli researchers say Iran behind Los Angeles transit system attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2688\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/257a039c093c29e453d5bfae0d55e995.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/257a039c093c29e453d5bfae0d55e995.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/257a039c093c29e453d5bfae0d55e995-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE-A general view of the Los Angeles downtown skyline with a view of mountains in the background at sunset from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on October 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luke Hales\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2686\">FDA advisers considering updating COVID vaccine for new subvariant<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>Iranian hackers were responsible for a computer breach in March that resulted in the Los Angeles\u2019 transit system shutting down a portion of its network, Reuters reported, citing Israeli researchers.<br\/><br\/>The hackers allegedly stole roughly 700 gigabytes of emails, backups, and additional files from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA).<\/p> <p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>Stryker hit in suspected Iran-linked cyberattack<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>Reuters noted that Gambit Security, \u200ca Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity organization, explained to the news outlet that it located the stolen data after it was inadvertently revealed online.<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>It was later determined that a hacking operation tied to Tehran was apparently connected to the data breach.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><h2>LA Transit System attack<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The breach at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority was identified on March 16, officials said in a statement obtained by Reuters.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2683\">\u2018Emily in Paris\u2019 actor Pierre Deny dies at 69: Reports<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>Digital security specialists have suspected Iranian involvement in the incident against LACMTA ever since Ababil of \u200bMinab, an obscure pro-Iran group, claimed responsibility for what happened.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>Reuters reported that a few weeks later, Ababil appeared online, asserting that it allegedly scrubbed an enormous amount of data in a cyberattack, posting a video that reportedly showed the group storming through the Los Angeles transit system&#8217;s network.<\/p> <!-- --><p>LA officials acknowledged that the violation didn\u2019t disrupt the movement of trains or buses, but local news outlets reported that the breach affected some daily operations, including arrival screens and consumer transactions.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2680\">Beaumont police searching for 17-year-old after toddler sibling accidentally shot<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><br\/>\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli security researchers have tied the Iranian group to a cyberattack on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 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