From CNET: I’ve spent years writing about the need to update default passwords on internet-connected devices, but the recent cyberattacks on our water systems show that the same preventable flaws continue to leave our most critical infrastructure vulnerable.
Starting on July 26, more than 30 water systems in Minnesota started experiencing symptoms of a coordinated cyberattack. A week and a half later, those attacks had spread to at least a dozen states, leading to widespread disruptions in service, boil-water notices, drops in pressure and flooding.
In a joint statement on July 30, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Environmental Protection Agency described a situation that will sound familiar to anyone who’s followed cyberattack stories in recent years: Malicious actors gained access to internet-connected devices, changed the IP addresses and passwords and took control of their operations. Iranian hackers are likely behind the attacks, according to multiple news reports.
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