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• August 15, 2026

Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks, causing alarm in the country.  For years, water utilities and other critical infrastructure facilities in the power sector, for example, have been targeted by hackers, whether government-backed or individuals. What makes these recent attacks — allegedly carried