“Microsoft said last year that they had uncovered malicious activity from a Chinese state-sponsored entity called Volt Typhoon, which appears to be gathering data on critical infrastructure to disrupt communications between the United States and Asia….”
(Jordan Elliott – The Sentinel) Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency issued an alert cautioning that there exist “cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities” to drinking water systems across the country.
The federal agency revealed on Monday that recent inspections show more than 70% of community water systems “do not fully comply” with the Safe Drinking Water Act and have “critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities.” The alert comes as entities from China, Russia, Iran, and other hostile powers increasingly attack American drinking water infrastructure.