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Aliquippa water authority was struck by what federal authorities say are Iranian-backed hackers targeting a piece of equipment specifically because it was Israeli-made.
The danger is hackers gaining control of automated equipment to shut down pumps that supply drinking water or contaminate drinking water by reprogramming automated chemical treatments
A recent cyberattack on a water utility in western Pennsylvania has sparked concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. water utilities to cyberattacks, officials say.
U.S. states and federal government officials wrestle with how to strengthen cybersecurity after the hacking of a municipal water authority in Pennsylvania. Authorities say the equipment was targeted because its components were Israeli-made.
The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack.