Cyberattacks hit water facilities in seven states across the US
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Photo: City of South Saint Paul, Minnesota – “SSP” watertower – October 20, 2018. Photo credit: Tony Webster via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Article by Mariella Moon. Engadget – August 1, 2026.
Hackers are targeting critical infrastructure in the US, the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warn in a public service announcement. Seven water and wastewater utility companies have already been hit by cyberattacks since July 27, 2026, which led to degraded water operations. The FBI has revealed in its PSA that the bad actors are infiltrating systems by targeting, in particular, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). They remotely access internet-facing devices and then go in to change IP address and passwords, preventing the utilities from being able to monitor and control their operations. […]
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