December 1, 2023 at 01:24PM
Congress members urged the DOJ to probe a foreign cyber-attack on a Pittsburgh-area water utility, leading CISA to caution other water facilities about potential vulnerabilities.
(Note: The summary is based on the information provided and does not include the sentence “The post Congressmen Ask DOJ to Investigate Water Utility Hack, Warning It Could Happen Anywhere appeared first on SecurityWeek” because it is metadata—a source attribution rather than part of the article’s content.)
Meeting Takeaways:
1. Members of Congress have formally requested the U.S. Justice Department to carry out an investigation concerning a recent cybersecurity incident where foreign hackers targeted a water authority near Pittsburgh.
2. This incident has led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to issue a warning to other water and sewage-treatment utilities, indicating that they too might be susceptible to similar cyber threats.
3. The matter has been highlighted in a post with the title “Congressmen Ask DOJ to Investigate Water Utility Hack, Warning It Could Happen Anywhere,” which was published on SecurityWeek. The title suggests a broader concern that such cyberattacks could potentially affect water utilities nationwide.