US warns that hackers are carrying out disruptive attacks on water systems
hackers are carrying out disruptive cyberattacks against water and sewage systems throughout the country.
In a letter released Tuesday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan warned that «disabling cyberattacks are striking water and wastewater systems throughout the United States.»
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They also called out a Chinese hacking group dubbed «Volt Typhoon» which they said had «compromised information technology of multiple critical infrastructure systems, including drinking water, in the United States and its territories.»
«These attacks have the potential to disrupt the critical lifeline of clean and safe drinking water, as well as impose significant costs on affected communities,» the letter said.
China's Embassy in Washington and Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Both countries have in the past denied carrying out cyberattacks
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