Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
New evidence suggests that cyberattacks targeting U.S. water systems have expanded in scope, with intelligence pointing toward Iran as the likely source. Authorities are investigating a series of intrusions that threaten critical infrastructure, raising concerns about national security and public safety. The situation highlights the growing vulnerability of essential services to state-sponsored digital aggression.
The attacks on our water systems are not just technical breaches; they represent a direct challenge to the safety and stability of our communities.
- londons_explore
People use 1000x more water than they need to drink.
If a water supply chain attack happened, we would just distribute bottled water for drinking, and people would go without washing for a few days whilst the issue was sorted.
Bottled water production is already big enough that delivering a bottle a day per person in new York is within the scale of the current production and retail networks scope.
It wouldn't cause the mass casualties an enemy might assume.
- firefax
Wasn't there a Defcon or Derby talk about this years back? (The insecurity, not the Persian angle)
Struggling for a source.
Guy had the energy of that one Simcity 2000 character who bugs out if you cut back on funding that you'll regret it. Early twenty aughts IIRC?
- mikewarot
>state and local officials throughout the country were on high alert for potential problems in vulnerable computers that are commonly used to monitor and adjust water quality, including chemical-treatment levels and water pressure.
You don't need a full bidirectional internet connection for remote monitoring, and data diodes are a relatively cheap way to monitor them in complete safety.
Completely stopping ingress of control (using above mentioned data diodes) is relatively easy, and should be legislated into being the norm.
- BoardsOfCanada
- cineticdaffodil
I think this landscape is littered with simulated systems as honeypot. Once you have it a normal adversary would stop searching, besides regular checks that the gun still works.