Iranian hackers blamed for breach of Los Angeles transit system that took weeks to recover | TechCrunch

March brought a significant breach of Los Angeles’ transit system, disrupting service and requiring weeks to recover. Gambit Security, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, tied the intrusion to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and State Security and to a hacktivist group calling itself Ababil of Minab, which had claimed data theft before deleting material. Gambit argued the Ababil claim is not a standalone operation, citing forensic links with prior Iran-linked campaigns and activity observed by Israeli authorities. Reuters first reported on Gambit’s findings, helping frame the incident for security professionals and city officials. The case sits within a broader pattern of Iranian-linked cyber activity targeting critical infrastructure.