Russian hackers sabotage water treatment facility in Texas, USRussian military intelligence agency GRU-affiliated hacker group Sandworm sabotage...
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Russian military intelligence agency GRU-affiliated hacker group Sandworm sabotaged the Muleshoe Water Treatment Plant in Texas, U.S.
Russian hackers sabotage water treatment facility in Texas, US
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In January, a water treatment facility in Texas experienced a water system overflow due to an intrusion by a group of hackers suspected of having ties to the Kremlin, according to an analysis published on Wednesday by the Mandiant cybersecurity firm, owned by Google.
Several facilities in the U.S. have been compelled to address concerns regarding their network security in light of the analysis.
As reported by Mandiant, the infiltration was carried out by Sandworm hackers associated with Russia's GRU military intelligence agency.
Screenshots from Telegram were included in Mandiant's analysis, demonstrating a possible Sandworm unit known as CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn manipulating water tanker control inputs manually.
CNN reported that the attack did not impact Muleshoe's drinking water, and the FBI's investigation is ongoing.
The Biden administration is pushing to strengthen protection against cyber threats at water treatment plants, which are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks.
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