When Mike Cypert got the call that utilities in remote Texas communities were being hacked, he raced across his office to unplug the computer that ran his city’s water system. Hale Center is a ...
In Lockney, about 75 miles east of Muleshoe, town officials detected “suspicious activity” on the town’s SCADA system — a type of industrial computer network that helps oversee water ...
Motorists travel along Highway 84 on March. 6, 2023, in Muleshoe. (Justin Rex For The Texas Tribune, Justin Rex For The Texas Tribune) Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the ...
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle concerned about recent cyberattacks on water systems in drought-stricken areas of the western U.S. are seeking answers from the Department of Homeland ...
It’s the second time in two years Odessa has lost water. Officials expect restoration within hours but boil-water notice to remain in effect until Monday. City of Odessa Water Distribution ...
In Texas, 49 public water utility systems have reported surpassing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever limits for five “forever chemicals” in drinking water, according to ...
A new exclusive WBRC FOX6 News survey of water systems across Alabama finds all of those who responded are spending more time ...
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas A&M University System is working to separate fact from fiction after two articles they say inaccurately reflected their stance on recent Title IX ...
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign ...