{"id":2249347,"date":"2024-05-21T10:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-warns-of-cyberattacks-on-nations-drinking-water-systems\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:47:09","slug":"epa-warns-of-cyberattacks-on-nations-drinking-water-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-warns-of-cyberattacks-on-nations-drinking-water-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Alerts on Cyber Threats to Water Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fepa-warns-of-cyberattacks-on-nations-drinking-water-systems%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2249347&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The EPA issued an enforcement alert warning of cyberattacks on \u2064drinking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-confirms-3t-infrastructure-bill-will-be-in-two-parts\/\" title=\"Biden White House confirms T infrastructure bill will be in two parts\">water systems<\/a> nationwide,\u2063 with over 70% found non-compliant with \u200dSafe Drinking \u2063Water Act requirements. Critical cybersecurity\u200d vulnerabilities, including outdated \u200cpasswords and \u200csingle logins,\u200c were identified. \u200cRecommendations include updating passwords, minimizing internet exposure, and conducting cybersecurity assessments to enhance system security. EPA Deputy\u2064 Administrator Janet McCabe emphasizes the importance of risk assessment and cybersecurity measures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-outlines-enforcement-measures-help-prevent-cybersecurity-attacks-and-protect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enforcement alert<\/a> warning of cyberattacks on community drinking water systems across the nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The EPA stated that its inspections found that over 70% of water systems did not \u201cfully comply with requirements in the Safe Drinking Water Act and that some of those systems have critical cybersecurity\u00a0vulnerabilities.\u201d The EPA noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-launches-program-to-label-cybersecurity-risks-of-smart-devices\/\" title=\"White House introduces program to identify cybersecurity risks in smart devices.\">default passwords<\/a> have not been updated and single logins being used leave the systems vulnerable. It also suggested system operators reduce exposure to public-facing internet, conduct regular cybersecurity assessments, change default passwords immediately, and conduct an inventory of OT\/IT assets, among other tasks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn many cases, systems are not doing what they are supposed to be doing, which is to have completed a risk assessment of their vulnerabilities that includes cybersecurity and to make sure that plan is available and informing the way they do business,\u201d said EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/water-utilities-cyberattack-epa-russia-1435b3e6a569aa046e05c7947f0a0f3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">McCabe said China, Russia and Iran are \u201cactively seeking the capability to disable U.S. critical infrastructure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbcs-law-reboot-tackles-metoo-changes-in-police-work\/\" title=\"NBC's 'Law &#038; Order' Reboot Tackles #MeToo, 'Changes in Police Work'\">including water<\/a> and wastewater.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In May 2023, Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2023\/05\/24\/volt-typhoon-targets-us-critical-infrastructure-with-living-off-the-land-techniques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that state-backed Chinese hackers called Volt Typhoon were targeting infrastructure systems in the United States. Those attempts included drinking water, AP noted. \u00a0In November 2023, The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa said one of their booster stations had been hacked by a cyber-group calling itself Cyber Av3ngers that was backed by Iran.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last month, a Russian hacktivist group hacked into a Texas town\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-after-legionnaires-outbreak-at-ore-senior-home\/\" title=\"1 dead after legionnaires outbreak at Ore. senior home\">water system<\/a>. \u00a0\u201cThere were 37,000 attempts in four days to log into our firewall,\u201d said Mike Cypert, city manager of Hale Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBy working behind the scenes with these hacktivist groups, now these (nation states) have plausible deniability and they can let these groups carry out destructive attacks. And that to me is a game-changer,\u201d Dawn Cappelli, a cybersecurity expert, stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn an ideal world \u2026 we would like everybody to have a baseline level of cybersecurity and be able to confirm that they have that,\u201d Alan Roberson, executive director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, said. \u201cBut that\u2019s a long ways away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental Protection Agency issued a cyberattack alert on community water systems nationwide. An inspection revealed that over 70% of systems did not meet Safe Drinking Water Act standards, with some facing cybersecurity risks. 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