Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa hacked by Iranianbacked cyber group CBS Pittsburgh
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By Erika Stanish
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Updated on November 26 2023 646 PM EST
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ppALIQUIPPA Pa KDKA The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa said on Saturday that one of their booster stations had been hacked by an Iranianbacked cyber group ppMatthew Mottes the chairman of the board of directors for the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa confirmed to KDKATV that the cyber group known as Cyber Av3ngers took control of one of the stations An alarm went off as soon as the hack had occurredppMottes added that the station located on the outskirts of town monitors and regulates pressure for Raccoon and Potter Townships and stressed that there is no known risk to the drinking water or water supplyppThe machine that was hacked uses a system called Unitronics which Mottes says is software or has components that are IsraeliownedppThe system has since been disabled Members of the Pa State Police were called to the booster station on Saturday to begin a criminal investigationppIn a statement on Sunday Congressman Chris Deluzio said he is monitoring the situationppI am closely monitoring this cyberattack on the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa My office is in touch withppCyberAv3ngers claim that they have taken responsibility for several attacks worldwide including 10 water treatment stations in Israel as of Oct 30 2023 according to their X pageppErika is an awardwinning investigative journalist who joined KDKA in October of 2021 She is thrilled to be back in her hometown and reporting for the station she grew up watchingpp
First published on November 25 2023 859 PM EST
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By Erika Stanish
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Updated on November 26 2023 646 PM EST
CBS Pittsburgh
ppALIQUIPPA Pa KDKA The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa said on Saturday that one of their booster stations had been hacked by an Iranianbacked cyber group ppMatthew Mottes the chairman of the board of directors for the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa confirmed to KDKATV that the cyber group known as Cyber Av3ngers took control of one of the stations An alarm went off as soon as the hack had occurredppMottes added that the station located on the outskirts of town monitors and regulates pressure for Raccoon and Potter Townships and stressed that there is no known risk to the drinking water or water supplyppThe machine that was hacked uses a system called Unitronics which Mottes says is software or has components that are IsraeliownedppThe system has since been disabled Members of the Pa State Police were called to the booster station on Saturday to begin a criminal investigationppIn a statement on Sunday Congressman Chris Deluzio said he is monitoring the situationppI am closely monitoring this cyberattack on the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa My office is in touch withppCyberAv3ngers claim that they have taken responsibility for several attacks worldwide including 10 water treatment stations in Israel as of Oct 30 2023 according to their X pageppErika is an awardwinning investigative journalist who joined KDKA in October of 2021 She is thrilled to be back in her hometown and reporting for the station she grew up watchingpp
First published on November 25 2023 859 PM EST
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