The nation’s top cybersecurity authority has issued an urgent directive to water utilities across the country: disconnect their control systems from the internet as quickly as they can.
Updated 1 hour ago, August 2, 2026
The nation’s top cybersecurity authority has issued an urgent directive to water utilities across the country: disconnect their control systems from the internet as quickly as they can.
The warning comes as hackers have locked water operators out of their own systems, forcing boil-water notices and manual operations in at least seven states.
Some utilities reported loss of pressure and flooding as a result of the intrusions.
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