A hack that caused the water system of Muleshoe, Texas to overflow in January has now been linked to a Russian hacktivist group; the hacking attempts were reported to federal authorities.

Water pumping station via Shutterstock The Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center revealed last week that earlier this month a hacker shut down a pump at a central Illinois water utility ...

Across Texas, similar scenes ... Borger’s computer system had been hacked. Workers were frozen out of files. ... who said doing so could draw new attacks on its water system.

In January, a Texas town's water tank suddenly started overflowing, spewing a torrent of water to the ground below. The deluge was contained within an hour. But it's raising concerns this week ...

Water district officials did not divulge how the group accessed its system. Last month, ransomware group Play said it hacked into Dallas County’s network and posted some of the stolen ...

Russian hackers are suspected of causing a Texas town's water tank to overflow earlier this year. Cybersecurity experts say the likely culprit is Sandworm, a Russian hacking group. The US has also ...

Tex. hack may be first disruption of U.S. water system by Russia April 17, 2024 More than 1 year ago The Washington Post’s essential guide to tech policy news ...

A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of ...

If validated, this would mark the first attack on a public American infrastructure system by this group, according to the Post. US officials blamed Iran for a separate attack on water systems in ...