Thirty-plus Minnesota water utilities got hacked last weekend. The leaked BCA memo says the attackers were going for pressure loss. In 2021 in Oldsmar, Florida, an attacker reportedly ran sodium hydroxide from 100 ppm to 11,100 ppm before an operator reversed the setpoint.
Gaurab Chakrabarti — Iran-linked hackers targeted pressure setpoints at 30+ Minnesota water utilities
Gaurab Chakrabarti — Iran-linked hackers targeted pressure setpoints at 30+ Minnesota water utilities
Not another vague cyber-risk headline: it names the attack vector (pressure-loss manipulation) and anchors it to the 2021 Oldsmar precedent where a setpoint was actually moved. Critical-infrastructure escalation is a tape-moving class of event.
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Not another vague cyber-risk headline: it names the attack vector (pressure-loss manipulation) and anchors it to the 2021 Oldsmar precedent where a setpoint was actually moved. Critical-infrastructure escalation is a tape-moving class of event.
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