by Frank Bergman, Slay News:
Hackers have hijacked Texas Panhandle towns’ drinking water systems, according to reports.
Authorities revealed that the cyber attackers gained control of the water systems for three small towns in rural Texas.
The first of the three attacks targeted the town of Muleshoe in January but details have only just been made public.
Authorities are claiming that Russian government-linked hackers are behind the attacks.
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The hack in the Texas Panhandle town is the first time Russia is suspected of being behind the disruption of a US drinking water system.
Iran and China are believed to have carried out similar attacks.
The hack in Muleshoe, a community of 5,000 not far from the New Mexico border, led to the tower overflowing with thousands of gallons for almost an hour.
The issue led to a state of emergency being declared.
The hacking group identified as the Cyber Army of Russia Reborn (CARR) has appeared to claim responsibility for hacking the water systems.
The group posted a video on Telegram of the town’s manipulated water-control systems, showing how they reset the controls.
“We’re starting another raid on the USA,” the message in Russian said, capped by a smiley face emoji.
“In this video, there are a couple of critical infrastructure objects, namely water supply systems.”
The video then shows the hackers changing values and settings for the utilities’ control systems.
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The group has previously conducted DDoS attacks on Ukrainian organizations and government agencies.
Authorities claim the group is allied with the Russian government.
However, it has not been confirmed that the two are linked.
