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Researchers discovered credentials for the Oldsmar water treatment facility in the massive compilation of data from breaches posted just days before the attack.
Researchers say they found several stolen and leaked credentials for a Florida water-treatment plant, which was hacked last week.
Researchers at CyberNews said they found 11 credential pairs linked to the Oldsmar water plant, in a 2017 compilation of stolen breach credentials. Meanwhile, they also found 13 credential pairs in the more recent “compilation of many breaches”– COMB for short that occurred just days before the attack.
This collection was leaked on the RaidForums English-language cybercrime community on Feb. 2 and contains a staggering 3.27 billion unique combinations of cleartext email addresses and passwords in an aggregate database.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources cautioned Wisconsin’s 611 municipal water systems Wednesday to take steps to secure their computerized control systems, including installing firewalls and using strong passwords.
Stuart tightens cybersecurity at water plant after breach near Tampa
The city of Stuart is tightening up their cyber security, ensuring only authorized people can access the city s computer systems.
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STUART, Fla. â The City of Stuart is viewing a cybersecurity breach near Tampa as a cautionary tale and tightening up security just in case.
The move comes as Pinellas County detectives investigate a computer software intrusion at a Water Treatment Plant in Oldsmar near Tampa.
Investigators say the intruder briefly attempted to change the chemical makeup of the water supply.
The Pinellas County Sheriff s Office said on Feb. 5, deputies were notified by the city of Oldsmar that their computer system had been remotely accessed by an unknown person.
Cybersecurity experts say Oldsmar water system attack highlights larger vulnerabilities
Dan Matics reports
OLDSMAR, Fla. - Cities throughout the Tampa Bay area on alert after a cyberattack into the computer that controls the chemicals in Oldsmar’s water supply.
Cybersecurity expert Austin Berglas says the attack highlights a problem those in his industry have known for a long time: as more systems are put online, the more they become vulnerable to hacks.
The FBI, secret service and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office are all investigating after a hacker was able to remotely access the Oldsmar water treatment plant and increase the amount of sodium hydroxide, or lye, in the water to a dangerous level.