The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency briefed Senate and House staffers on the situation on Thursday and revealed that hackers had breached computers at “less than 10” water facilities in different parts of the US, one of the sources told CNN. In each case, the equipment targeted was the same Israeli-made computer system that allows machinery to communicate at water and other industrial facilities.
The incidents have not led to any disruptions at the water facilities or threatened drinking water, but they have concerned US officials because they have required little skill to execute. The hackers have defaced computer screens at the water facilities in opportunistic, low-level attacks, one of the sources told CNN.
The incidents have not led to any disruptions at the water facilities or threatened drinking water, but they have concerned US officials because they have required little skill to execute. The hackers have defaced computer screens at the water facilities in opportunistic, low-level attacks, one of the sources told CNN.
The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency briefed Senate and House staffers on the situation on Thursday and revealed that hackers had breached computers at “less than 10” water facilities in different parts of the US, one of the sources told CNN. In each case, the equipment targeted was the same Israeli-made computer system that allows machinery to communicate at water and other industrial facilities.
The incidents have not led to any disruptions at the water facilities or threatened drinking water, but they have concerned US officials because they have required little skill to execute. The hackers have defaced computer screens at the water facilities in opportunistic, low-level attacks, one of the sources told CNN.
