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Cyberattack targets largest water utility in the US


American Water Works, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States, announced that it was hit by a cyberattack leading to the pause of billing for its millions of customers. The company discovered unauthorized activity in their computer networks and systems, resulting in a cybersecurity incident. As a response, they shut down certain systems and activated incident response protocols with third-party cybersecurity professionals and law enforcement. Services such as billing and the customer portal remained offline, but the company assured that water and wastewater facilities were unaffected.

The incident is part of a growing trend of cyberattacks on U.S. public utilities and infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency has warned about the increasing frequency and severity of cyberattacks targeting water utilities. Recent years have seen a rise in cyberattacks across various industries, including a data breach surpassing 1 billion victims in the first half of 2024. FBI Director Christopher Wray has expressed concerns about Chinese hackers targeting U.S. infrastructure, and various foreign groups have been linked to cyber threats against water systems.

Notable recent incidents include a Russian-linked hacking group causing a water system in Texas to overflow and an Iranian-linked group hacking into water authority infrastructure in Pennsylvania. Cyberattacks have also impacted insurance companies, hospital systems, and car dealership software companies this year. National Public Data, a data broker company, suffered a massive data breach resulting in the theft of 2.9 billion records. These incidents highlight the increasing vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber threats and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect against such attacks.

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