On Nov. 25, the Municipal Water Authority in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, suffered a cyberattack on one of its water utility stations when an Iranian-backed hacking group disabled the monitor used to regulate water pressure throughout the system. Plant managers continued operating the system manually, so service was not disrupted, nor was the quality of the drinking water impacted.
In the aftermath of the cyberattack on Aliquippa and an increasing number of cyberattacks on local water utilities across the United States, state and local governments are feeling the pressure to shore up cyber protections for these critical infrastructure in the absence of federal assistance.
