EPA Warns Water Utilities Amid Heightened Cyberattacks On U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) logo is displayed on the door of its headquarters in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2017. President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal aims to cut the EPA’s budget by 31%, from $8.1 billion to $5.7 billion. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) OAN’s Brooke MalloryTuesday, May 21, 2024 4:07 p.m. […]
EPA warns of increasing cyberattacks on water systems, urges utilities to take immediate action
Cyberattacks on water utilities across the country are becoming increasingly frequent and severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday, issuing an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate action to protect the nation’s drinking water. About 70% of public facilities inspected by federal authorities last year had violations or other anti-trespass standards, the agency […]
Cyberattacks Targeting Water Utilities Becoming More Frequent And Severe, Biden Admin Warns
Cyberattacks targeting water utilities and their infrastructure are growing more in frequency and intensity, the Biden administration warned Monday. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the warning, asserting that private and state-backed actors from countries including China, Iran and Russia are ramping up their efforts to interfere with water utilities’ operations. Approximately 70% of the […]
Germany summons Russian envoy over 2023 cyber-attacks | Germany
Germany has summoned a Russian envoy over a series of cyberattacks targeting the ruling Social Democrats and their defense and technology sectors. The 2023 attack, which took several websites offline in apparent response to Berlin’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine, was attributed to a hacker group linked to Russia’s military intelligence services. It is […]
How the Target and Uber cyberattacks from years ago shaped public perception of cybersecurity today
O’Leary Ventures Chairman and ‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Reacts to the ‘Terrible Price’ Bud Light Paid for Marketing Controversy, Bitcoin Boom and Future of TikTok Ownership are doing. Cyberattacks are not new, but when a large company is hacked, it can have a devastating impact on both the company and its customers. As one […]
Bipartisan lawmakers seek answers from Mayorkas after Russian cyberattacks on water systems in US
Concerned about recent cyberattacks on water systems in drought-stricken areas of the western United States, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on how to prevent future hacks. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Rep. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat, and Rep. […]
China Considers Vital U.S. Infrastructure ‘Fair Game’ for Cyberattacks
FBI Director Chris Wray told a security conference on Thursday that China’s state-run hacker army “considers all areas of running our society to be fair game in order to gain an upper hand on the world stage.” Ta. Wray said China’s plan is to “inflict a low blow on civilian infrastructure to create panic and […]
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
A hack that flooded a small Texas town’s water system in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, and U.S. utilities have been targeted by foreign cyberattacks. This is the latest example of this happening. The attack was one of three attacks on small towns in rural Texas Panhandle. Local officials said […]
French government hit with ‘unprecedented’ wave of cyberattacks
The French government said on Monday that several services had been targeted by a cyber attack of “unprecedented intensity” and a special crisis center had been activated to restore online services. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said in a statement that the attack began Sunday night and that several ministries were affected, without providing further […]
Law professor fears cyberattacks will ‘increase, continue’ in wake of pharmacy, AT&T outages
Carl Szabo, Vice President and General Counsel of NetChoice, joins “Fox & Friends” to discuss growing concerns about cyberattacks and the government’s responsibility to “stand up.” Thursday’s concerns about a spate of power outages were just the beginning of what a law professor warned was an imminent threat to infrastructure and national security. “The main […]