American Water Suffers Network Disruptions After Cyberattack

October 8, 2024 at 11:35AM American Water, the largest publicly traded water utility in the US, experienced a cyberattack on Oct. 3, causing outages in its online systems and telecom services. Although its water facilities were not immediately impacted, the incident prompted concern about cybersecurity in critical infrastructure. Efforts to enhance cybersecurity measures at water … Read more

American Water stops billing for H2O due to ‘cybersecurity incident’

October 7, 2024 at 05:36PM American Water, a major water provider in the US, has suspended billing and taken its MyWater app offline due to a cybersecurity breach. The company is conducting an investigation, cooperating with law enforcement and outside security investigators. It assures customers of safeguards for their data and minimal impact on water … Read more

State-Backed Hackers a Threat to Australia, Agency Warns

November 15, 2023 at 05:39AM Australia’s signals intelligence agency has warned that the country faces an ongoing threat from state-sponsored hackers, particularly from Russia and China. The agency highlighted the danger of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, such as water supplies and electricity grids. The recently formed AUKUS defense pact with the UK and US could … Read more