US EditionRural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
- A shadowy Russian hacktivist group was linked to a cyberattack that caused a Texas town's water system to overflow in January, part of a series of attacks on small towns in the area.
- The attack in Muleshoe, affecting around 5,000 residents, led to the water system overflowing before officials manually intervened to shut it down.
- Mandiant, a U.S. Cybersecurity firm, connected one of the attacks to the Russian group CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn, which claimed responsibility for similar water facility attacks in the U.S. And Poland.
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Small Texas town foiled Russian hacker group that attacked its water systems
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.
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group. It is 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 that month. Local officials said the public was not put in any danger and the attempts were reported to federal authorities. The attack on Muleshoe caused t…
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
By KEN MILLER 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. It is 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 that month. Local officials said the public was not put in any danger and the attempts were reported to federal authorities. …
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
By KEN MILLER 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. It is 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 that month. Local officials said the public was not put in any danger and the attempts were reported to federal authorities. …
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
By KEN MILLER (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 3…
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Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group. It is the latest case of a
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