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Cyberattack on Pennsylvania Water Authority disrupts OT gear
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This past weekend, the Aliquippa Municipal Water Authority, located in Pittsburgh, experienced a cyberattack after one of its booster stations was hacked by an Iranian-backed cyber group.
The threat group, known as Cyber Av3ngers, hacked a system known as Unitronics, which has components that are Israeli-owned. The technology that monitors water pressure at the station shut down during the attack and a message appeared on the screen reading: “You Have Been Hacked. Down With Israel, Every Equipment ‘Made In Israel’ Is Cyber Av3ngers Legal Target.”
The booster station that was attacked “monitors and regulates pressure for Raccoon and Potter Townships” according to Matthew Mottes, chairman of the board of directors for the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, though he has stressed that there is no current risk to the drinking water or water supply.
The automated system was immediately shut down and operations resumed manually. CISA is now investigating the attack, and there are concerns about further attacks on critical infrastructure within the United States, in general.
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