CISA Releases Guidance Urging Water Treatment Facilities to Disconnect Equipment From the Internet
2026-08-02 02:02 UTC
CISA released an urgent message warning water utilities to disconnect their logic controllers from the internet in the face of rising cyberattacks.
The hacks target internet-facing programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that control equipment and allow machinery to communicate. They monitor and control the water pressure, chemical dosing, and other factors to ensure the water is safe.
Many of the PLCs are apparently open to the internet and use default credentials, allowing a remote attacker to easily take them over.
I assume it is this CISA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency
Replies (3)
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@lemmysmash@beehaw.org 2026-08-02 03:02
WHY ON EARTH WAS IT FUCKING CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET IN THE FIRST PLACE?!!
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@dregan@lemmy.world 2026-08-02 13:08
Absolutely should have been that way from the beginning.
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@far_university1990@reddthat.com 2026-08-02 19:43
I once went to company to visit science exhibit. When got to future section guide proudly say that powerplant will be connected to internet and no local staff necessary. I ask what happend once it hacked. They say company security will figure out good security protocol. Lol. Someone need to put actual cyber security people in charge, not CEO without brain.