Digital Desperados: Water Facility Hackers Slurp Up Default Security Lapses!

Ditch the bleach, folks! “Water Facility Hack Prevention” just got real. Cyber desperados hacked into a US water facility, exploiting weak Unitronic PLC security. Thankfully, no digital toxins entered our taps. Time to change those default passwords and cozy up to multifactor authentication. After all,…

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Well, it seems like a group of hackers just discovered that securing water treatment facilities isn't quite as simple as adding bleach and stirring! The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reports that these digital desperados exploited weak default security measures of Unitronic programmable logic controllers (PLCs) at a US water facility. While the water remains untainted by any digital toxins, the incident serves as a sobering reminder that our essential services are not immune from cyber threats. Time to double-check those default passwords, folks!

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