1. They weren't hacked by a foreign entity.

https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/12hRLbuAad/x/c/4Dx4eWTPxLj

2. Most modern water plants are 'fully' automated. You shouldn't be in the business if you aren't. The issue is always going to be poor security.

There are a LOT of hacks in the business. It's usually government workers, after all. I mean there are a LOT of dumbasses in the water and wastewater business, top to bottom. I live it.

And that includes IT departments as well you may need to rely on. But in the end, it is almost impossible to harm downstream users from anything you could do hacking into a water plant. High chlorine? No one's going to drink that crap coming out of the tap.

1. They weren't hacked. https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/12hRLbuAad/x/c/4Dx4eWTPxLj

2. Most modern water plants are 'fully' automated. You shouldn't be in the business if you aren't. The issue is always going to be poor security.

There are a LOT of hacks in the business. It's usually government workers, after all. I mean there are a LOT of dumbasses in the water and wastewater business, top to bottom. I live it.

And that includes IT departments as well you may need to rely on.

But in the end, it is almost impossible to harm downstream users from anything you could do hacking into a water plant. High chlorine? No one's going to drink that crap coming out of the tap.