US EditionCongressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
- Three members of Congress have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh.
- The hackers targeted the water authority due to the equipment's link to Israel. The compromised industrial control system was made in Israel, and a message from the hackers indicated their intention to target equipment "made in Israel."
- Cyber Av3ngers, a hacktivist group aligned with Iran's government, is believed to be behind the attack. Cybersecurity experts had predicted a rise in hacktivism following the Israel-Hamas war.
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DOJ asked to investigate water utility hack
Three members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have asked the Department of Justice to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, which prompted warnings to other water treatment facilities. In a letter released Thursday, Democratic Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey, and Rep. Chris Deluzio (D), said Americans must know their drinking water…
Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three members of Congress have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting the nation’s top cyberdefense agency to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable. Read more...
Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three members of Congress have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting the nation’s top cyberdefense agency to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable.
'It can happen anywhere': Fetterman, Casey, congressman ask DOJ to investigate Pa. water utility hack
Three members of Congress are asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how hackers breached a water utility system near Pittsburgh. The attack prompted the nation’s top cyberdefense agency to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities they may be vulnerable. In a letter released Thursday, the Pennsylvania lawmakers say Americans must know their drinking water and other basic infrastructure is safe. The Municipal Water Authority of …
Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
By Frank Bajak and Marc Levy The Associated Press HARRISBURG — Three members of Congress have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting the nation’s top cyberdefense agency to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable. In a letter released Thursday, U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio said Americans m…
Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
HARRISBURG — Three members of Congress have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting the nation’s top cyberdefense agency to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable. In a letter released Thursday, U.S. Sens. John Fetterman
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