Digital Desperados: Water Facility Hackers Slurp Up Default Security Lapses!
Ditch the bleach, folks! “Water Facility Hack Prevention” just got real. Cyber desperados hacked into a US water facility, exploiting weak Unitronic PLC security. Thankfully, no digital toxins entered our taps. Time to change those default passwords and cozy up to multifactor authentication. After all, securing our water is more complex than a stir-in solution.
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Well, it seems like a group of hackers just discovered that securing water treatment facilities isn't quite as simple as adding bleach and stirring! The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reports that these digital desperados exploited weak default security measures of Unitronic programmable logic controllers (PLCs) at a US water facility. While the water remains untainted by any digital toxins, the incident serves as a sobering reminder that our essential services are not immune from cyber threats. Time to double-check those default passwords, folks!Already a member? Log in here