Water and electricity utilities across the US and UK face an intensifying wave of cyberattacks, many of them linked to nation-state actors, according to a new report by cybersecurity firm Semperis. The findings, drawn from a survey of 350 utility sector IT and security professionals, reveal an urgent need for greater operational resilience and leadership support as threats multiply. “The technology and systems that deliver critical services like power grids and drinking water underpin every fa
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A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a US public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks. The attack was one of three on small towns in the rural Texas Panhandle. Local officials said the public was not put in any danger and the attempts were reported to federal authorities. “There were 37,000 attempts in four days to log into our firewall,” said Mike Cypert, City Manager
