NEWSNATIONNOW (Josie Fischels) - Water systems in 7 states hit by cyberattacks: FBI
Hackers breached water utility systems in multiple states, prompting warnings from federal officials and local operators.
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Cyberattack hits water systems in at least seven states as feds probe possible Iran connection
Malicious cyber activity forced water utilities in at least seven states to switch to manual operations this week, and federal investigators are now examining whether Iran is behind the breach, even as President Trump publicly disputes that theory. The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a joint warning […] The post Cyberattack hits water systems in at least seven states as feds probe possible Iran connection appeared first on American Almanac .
Malicious cyber activity forced water utilities in at least seven states to switch to manual operations this week, and federal investigators are now examining whether Iran is behind the breach, even as President Trump publicly disputes that theory. The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a joint warning Thursday that hackers are targeting internet-exposed industrial controllers used by water and wastewater systems across the country. More than 30 community water systems in Minnesota alone lost remote monitoring and control capability after attackers compromised programmable logic controllers, the small computers that automate pumps, valves, and chemical treatment at…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Not just Minnesota: Hackers targeted municipal water systems in 7 states, FBI says
The agencies, which didn't say in which states the municipalities are located, said that some of the malicious activity has impacted water operations in those municipalities that were struck.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Authorities investigating possible Iran links in Minnesota community water system cyberattack
In July, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory, warning that Iranian-affiliated hackers were attacking critical infrastructure, including water and wastewater systems.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: EPA to study microplastics in drinking water
The EPA proposed to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to limits on those substances for water utilities.