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EPA warns of increasing cyberattacks on water utilities and urges immediate action to protect drinking water; about 70% of utilities inspected are in violation.
US News: WASHINGTON: Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency wa.
The alert states that many water providers have failed to take basic steps to protect their systems from hackers.
And utilities need to do more to stop them.
About 70% of utilities inspected by federal officials over the last year violated standards meant to prevent breaches or other intrusions, the EPA said.