Foreign #hackers targeted U.S. water plant in apparent malicious #cyber_attack, expert says - The Washington Post
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Foreign hackers caused a pump at an Illinois water plant to fail last week, according to a preliminary state report. Experts said the cyber-attack, if confirmed, would be the first known to have damaged one of the systems that supply Americans with water, electricity and other essentials of modern life.
“It was tracked to Russia. It has been in the system for at least two to three months. It has caused damage.
