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Federal agency warns of growing cyber threat to water systems
['Daniel Miller']
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articleThe Brief Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned of a potential threat to water systems.
The agency’s response comes after a recent incident targeting water systems in Minnesota.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) sent an alert of a substantial rise in hackers targeting technology used to maintain and control water and wastewater systems.
FBI officials released a statement on Thursday indicating that water and wastewater utility organizations in about seven states reported incidents to the federal agency, and that affected water operations.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Reuters, which received comments from a former FBI cybersecurity official, and a statement from the FBI.