Small town utilities deal with hacking incidents

Dated: January 18 2024

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The municipal water authority of Aliquippa — a small water authority in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — discovered in November 2023 that it had been the victim of a cyber attack. The authority never had outside help in protecting its systems from hacking, either at its existing plant that dates to the 1930s or at a new $18.5 million plant it is building. Several other water utilities were also struck by hackers targeting a specific piece of equipment. “If you told me to list 10 things that would go wrong with our water authority, this would not be on the list,” said Matthew Mottes, the chairman of the authority. The hacking incident has prompted new warnings from U.S. security officials at a time when state and the federal government are wrestling with how to harden water utilities against such attacks. Proposed legislation died in several states, including Pennsylvania, where public water authorities fought bills backed by private water companies. 
Source: Daily Local; 1/9/2024

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