How tax policy can stop threat actors from breaching US water systems
State-backed threat actors are actively breaching US water systems and industrial infrastructure, with a 2024 incident causing water tank overflow in Texas.
State-backed threat actors are actively breaching US water systems and industrial infrastructure, including Siemens S7 PLCs, with a 2024 incident causing water tank overflow in Texas.
- State-backed threat actors are breaching US water systems and industrial infrastructure
- Russian-affiliated actors exploited Siemens S7 PLC vulnerabilities in 2024, causing water tank overflow in Texas
- The One Big Beautiful Bill provides tax incentives to support cybersecurity software investment
- ATT&CK
- T1071 Persistent AccessT1078 Exploitation of Public-Facing ApplicationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
- Vendors
- Siemens
- Products
- Siemens S7 PLCs
- Malware
- Scattered Spider
- Countries
- US
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New federal programs take years to launch and fund. State and local governments need cybersecurity software now. The One Big Beautiful Bill already enables tax incentives.
By Greg Otto · cyberscoop.com
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