{"id":5790,"date":"2024-03-21T12:21:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/us-warns-that-hackers-are-carrying-out-disruptive-attacks-on-water-systems\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:21:30","slug":"us-warns-that-hackers-are-carrying-out-disruptive-attacks-on-water-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/us-warns-that-hackers-are-carrying-out-disruptive-attacks-on-water-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"US warns that hackers are carrying out disruptive attacks on water systems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US government is warning state governors that foreign hackers<\/a> are carrying out disruptive cyberattacks<\/a> against water and sewage systems throughout the country.<\/p>\n

In a letter released Tuesday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan warned that “disabling cyberattacks are striking water and wastewater systems throughout the United States.”<\/p>\n

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The letter singled out alleged Iranian and Chinese cyber saboteurs. Sullivan and Regan cited a recent case in which hackers accused of acting in concert with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had disabled a controller at a water facility in Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n

They also called out a Chinese hacking group dubbed “Volt Typhoon” which they said had “compromised information technology of multiple critical infrastructure systems, including drinking water, in the United States and its territories.”<\/p>\n

“These attacks have the potential to disrupt the critical lifeline of clean and safe drinking water, as well as impose significant costs on affected communities,” the letter said.<\/p>\n

China’s Embassy in Washington and Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Both countries have in the past denied carrying out cyberattacks<\/p>\n

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The digital safety of water and sewage plants has long been a concern for cybersecurity professionals because the facilities provide a critical service and can often be lightly defended. Last year’s intrusion at a booster facility – which monitors and regulates water pressure – in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania drew particular attention in part because the stricken controller was replaced with a message saying: “YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED.” No damage to the water system was reported, but, in a statement released at the time, an industry group called the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center said “this may not be an isolated incident.”<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s letter called on governors to “ensure that all water systems in your state comprehensively assess their current cybersecurity practices” and prepare for potential cyber incidents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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