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"U.S. Water and Power Are Shockingly Vulnerable to Cyberhacks"

"When the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was hacked in 2018, it took a mere six hours. Early this year, an intruder lurked in hundreds of computers related to water systems across the U.S. In Portland, Oregon, burglars installed malicious computers onto a grid providing power to a chunk of the Northwest."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/14/2021

Ransomware Disrupts Meat Plants in Latest Attack on Critical Business

"A cyberattack on the world’s largest meat processor forced the shutdown of nine beef plants in the United States on Tuesday, according to union officials, and disrupted production at poultry and pork plants. The attack could upset the nation’s meat markets and raises new questions about the vulnerability of critical American businesses."

Source: NYTimes, 06/02/2021

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