When Mike Cypert got the call that utilities in remote Texas communities were being hacked, he raced across his office to unplug the computer that ran his city’s water system. Hale Center is a ...
In Muleshoe, a town of about 5,000 people, the hackers broke into a remote login system for industrial software that allows operators to interact with a water tank, city manager Ramon Sanchez told ...
Motorists travel along Highway 84 on March. 6, 2023, in Muleshoe. (Justin Rex For The Texas Tribune, Justin Rex For The Texas Tribune) Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the ...
It’s the second time in two years Odessa has lost water. Officials expect restoration within hours but boil-water notice to ...
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle concerned about recent cyberattacks on water systems in drought-stricken areas of the western U.S. are seeking answers from the Department of Homeland ...
A new exclusive WBRC FOX6 News survey of water systems across Alabama finds all of those who responded are spending more time ...
In Texas, 49 public water utility systems have reported surpassing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever limits for five “forever chemicals” in drinking water, according to ...
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign ...