AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Foreign hackers hit two Colorado water utilities, altered pumps and disabled alarms
Foreign cyber actors breached two small Colorado water systems last month, tampering with pumps and disabling safety alarms before operators wrestled back control, the latest in a widening campaign targeting America's most basic infrastructure. Colorado state officials confirmed Thursday that hackers penetrated the computer networks of two unnamed water utilities, reaching past standard IT defenses […] The post Foreign hackers hit two Colorado water utilities, altered pumps and disabled alarms appeared first on American Almanac .
Foreign cyber actors breached two small Colorado water systems last month, tampering with pumps and disabling safety alarms before operators wrestled back control, the latest in a widening campaign targeting America's most basic infrastructure. Colorado state officials confirmed Thursday that hackers penetrated the computer networks of two unnamed water utilities, reaching past standard IT defenses and into the operational technology that controls physical equipment. The intruders changed pumping cycles, disabled remote-access capabilities, shut off alarms, and altered equipment settings. The two systems together serve roughly 400 people. Fox News Digital reported that operators eventually regained control, and Gov. Jared Polis' office…Open
