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Government-run water systems are still at risk of attack by cybercriminals and nation-states, according to a new advisory from the US’s top cybersecurity agency.  The notice from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) came two days after Arkansas City, Kansas, reported a cybersecurity issue that forced it to switch to manual operations.

Last week, US DHS CISA said it continues to “respond to active exploitation of internet-accessible operational technology (OT) and indust

The attached US DHS CISA fact sheet provides an overview for executive leaders on the urgent risk posed by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actors known as “Volt Typhoon.”  CISA—along with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other US government and international partners1—released a major advisory on 7 February 2024, in which the U.S. authoring agencies warned cybersecurity defenders that Volt Typhoon has been pre-positioning t

White hat hackers recently won $40,000 for cracking a system used by most major industrial companies, including the ones that manage our power grids, and they told MIT Technology Review it was extremely easy.  The challenge was to hack industrial control systems, specifically the hardware and software used to control power grids, water treatment facilities, and other critical infrastructure. 

Because so many people rely on this infrastructure, hackers can ask for and receive large ransoms in exc