Ex-Employee Remotely Hacks Kansas Water Treatment Plant A former employee of a water district plant in Ellsworth, Kan., allegedly logged in and attempted to tamper with the public drinking water system. This is just one of several recent hacks on water systems nationwide. Jonathan Shorman and Steve Vockrodt, The Kansas City Star | April 13, 2021 | Analysis (TNS) — Wyatt Travnichek was just entering his 20s, but he had a vital job. After residents across eight central Kansas counties headed home for the night, Travnichek would kee...