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Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow

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By Associated Press, The Texas Tribune April 19, 2024 “Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tr…

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Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to…

Local officials said the public was not put in any danger and the attempts were reported to federal authorities.

14 days ago·Austin, United States

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Odessa American

Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow

By KEN MILLER The Associated Press 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 foreign cyberattacks. The attack was one of three on small towns in the rural Texas Panhandle. Local officials said the public was not put in any danger and the attempts were reported to federal authorities. “There were …

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