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FBI, CISA, EPA & NSA Advisory Says Threats to Critical Infrastructure Rising Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • October 15, 2021 Several federal agencies said this week that water and wastewater treatment systems are being targeted by cybercriminals. (Photo: DengdaiFengQi/1 Image via Pixabay)Several top U.S. federal agencies on Thursday issued a joint advisory around potential cyber threats to the nation's water facilities. In it, officials cite "ongoing malicious cyber activity - by both known and unknown actors - targeting the information technology and operational technology networks, systems and devices" of U.S. water and wastewater systems.
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Thursday's advisory - authored by the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Environmental Protection Agency and the National Security Agency - details "attempts to compromise system integrity via unauthorized access." Cyberattacks, they warn, could threaten the ability to provide clean, potable water to communities and effectively manage wastewater.
Officials say that while cyber threats against water and wastewater systems are not rising, those targeting critical infrastructure are increasing. The advisory reads: "To secure [water] facilities - including Department of Defense water treatment faci ..
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