Tag: Water Utilities
One in five water utilities has logins sitting in infostealer logs
SpyCloud found 1,787 of roughly 10,000 US water organizations exposed, including one infected device holding logins for 167 utility tenants.
Attackers flipped control settings at two Colorado water utilities
Two small Colorado water providers found control settings changed and alarms silenced.
July attack wave hit 100 exposed water systems, CISA says
CISA counts over 100 internet-exposed water systems targeted in July and urges utilities to shrink their attack surface.
Water Watch Center rallies MDR providers to defend rural utilities from state hacks
DEF CON Franklin and NRWA launch Water Watch Center to bring managed detection and response to small water utilities.
Coordinated OT attack hits over 30 Minnesota water utilities
A coordinated cyberattack targeted operational technology systems at more than 30 community water utilities across Minnesota.
Water Utilities Targeted Through Weak PLC Security and Exposed Controls
Nation state actors exploit default credentials and internet facing PLCs to access water infrastructure, altering chemical dosing and opening floodgates…