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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

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ABCNEWS - At least 12 states face cyberattacks on their water systems, sources say

Possible cyber intrusions targeting water and wastewater utilities have now been reported in at least a dozen states, multiple sources told ABC News.

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NYTIMES (Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño) - Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran

Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Federal officials warn water systems nationwide after cyberattacks hit 30 Minnesota plants

Cyberattacks struck 30 water systems across Minnesota in a coordinated assault that federal investigators believe may be linked to Iran, prompting a nationwide warning to water utilities still running outdated, internet-exposed equipment. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an alert urging water and wastewater operators to immediately disconnect programmable logic controllers, the industrial devices […] The post Federal officials warn water systems nationwide after cyberattacks hit 30 Minnesota plants appeared first on American Almanac .

Cyberattacks struck 30 water systems across Minnesota in a coordinated assault that federal investigators believe may be linked to Iran, prompting a nationwide warning to water utilities still running outdated, internet-exposed equipment. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an alert urging water and wastewater operators to immediately disconnect programmable logic controllers, the industrial devices that automate pumps, valves, and treatment processes, from the public internet. The attackers targeted those controllers directly, ABC News reported , modifying passwords "to lock out operators" and forcing communities onto manual operations. The attacks hit on Sunday and Monday. Minnesota IT Services, the state agency…Open

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NYTIMES (Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño) - U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems

Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

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