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Iranian Hackers Exploit PLCs in Attack on Water Authority in U.S.

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Nov 29, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Hacking The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed that it's responding to a cyber attack that involved the active exploitation of Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to target the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in western Pennsylvania. The attack has been attributed to an Iranian-backed … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Exploit PLCs in Attack on Water Authority in U.S.

Oldsmar’s Cyber Attack Raises the Alarm for the Water Industry

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On February 8, 2021, the City of Oldsmar, Florida gave a press conference to disclose “an unlawful intrusion to the city’s water treatment system.” Someone on the Internet successfully accessed the computer controlling the chemicals used to treat drinking water for the city and changed the level of sodium hydroxide to 11,100 parts per million (ppm), a significant increase from … [Read more...] about Oldsmar’s Cyber Attack Raises the Alarm for the Water Industry

Poor Password Security Led to Recent Water Treatment Facility Hack

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New details have emerged about the remote computer intrusion at a Florida water treatment facility last Friday, highlighting a lack of adequate security measures needed to bulletproof critical infrastructure environments. The breach, which occurred last Friday, involved an unsuccessful attempt on the part of an adversary to increase sodium hydroxide dosage in the water supply … [Read more...] about Poor Password Security Led to Recent Water Treatment Facility Hack

How to guard against the Holy Water APT

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At the end of 2019, our experts used the watering hole technique to uncover a targeted attack. Without deploying any sophisticated tricks or exploiting any vulnerabilities, the attackers infected user devices in Asia over a period of at least eight months. Based on the subject matter of the websites used to spread the malware, the attack was christened, yes, Holy Water. This is … [Read more...] about How to guard against the Holy Water APT