2026-08-01T04:49:22.412436Z

Sweeping cyberattack on water systems in multiple states has US officials on edge

www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/politics/sweeping-cyberattack-us-water-systems

CNNSweeping cyberattack on water systems in multiple states has US officials on edge | CNN PoliticsHackers have targeted water systems in several US states in a coordinated cyberattack that has caused some utilities to issue boil-water notices and switch to manual mode, taking their systems offline, according to US officials.

2026-08-01T13:09:51.23799Z

kyTdKZx9PtDQ9e56u06@kyTdKZx9PtDQ9e56u06@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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“The amount of non technical people performing shadow IT work at local municipalities is flabbergasting. You have no idea of the amount of exposed endpoints with admin:admin as their credentials.” - dude I know.

2026-08-01T16:25:32.673664Z

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I don’t miss network administration. The long drag out conversations with clients to convince them that basic security was necessary while dodging the “it’s fine we’ve always done it this way” and “we don’t want to memorize new passwords” hot spots.

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