Exclusive-Hack of water sector supplier draws FBI scrutiny as Iran-linked cyber concerns grow
Barracuda claimed nearly 850,000 files and 644 gigabytes of data, while Micro-Comm said the attack was limited and did not expose customer credentials.
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Hack of Water Sector Supplier Draws FBI Scrutiny as Iran-Linked Cyber Concerns Grow
US authorities are investigating a data breach at a small maker of water utility technology, highlighting infrastructure cybersecurity threats even though the Kansas...
US water sector supplier hack draws FBI scrutiny as Iran-linked cyber concerns grow
Cote said the FBI told the company the data breach was an opportunistic attack not specifically targeting Micro-Comm, and the company recommended that customers change passwords out of caution.
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DevdiscourseExclusive-Hack of water sector supplier draws FBI scrutiny as Iran-linked cyber concerns grow
Aug 26 : U.S. authorities are investigating a data breach at a small maker of water utility technology, highlighting infrastructure cybersecurity threats even though the Kansas firm was apparently not part of a suspected Iranian-affiliated campaign against water plants in Minnesota and other states starting in July.
What began as a seemingly routine hack at a small company in Olathe, Kansas, has become one of the most disturbing warnings about the state of cybersecurity in the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure. Micro-Comm, a maker of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that control vital water and wastewater facilities across the country, was hacked in late July by the Barracuda ransomware group. According to an exclusive report by Reuters, the…
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The FBI is investigating a previously unreported cyberattack on Micro-Comm, a Kansas company that makes programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used by wastewater facilities. Micro-Comm discovered the breach on July 31, and the Barracuda ransomware group subsequently published what it claimed were nearly 850,000 stolen files totaling roughly 644 GB of data. What makes this incident different from the recent attacks on individual water utilities is…
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