Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
By KEN MILLER (Associated Press) 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 cyberattacks. The attack was one of three on small towns in the rural Texas […]
A picturesque Japanese town is putting up a giant mesh barrier to block a popular selfie spot near Mount Fuji. Fujikawaguchiko, at the foot of the Yoshida Trail to Mount Fuji, has become overrun with foreign tourists trying to get the perfect photo of Japan’s most famous mountain. Specifically, they’re standing in front of Lawson’s, an outpost of the large Japanese convenience store chain, to get a shot of the contrast between the busy neon-lit shop and the peaceful mountain behind it. And now...
KILLIAN - It's been several days since the water failure at Killian occurred and residents are still just now finding out days later.Alderwomen Kimberly Gill says the board and mayor have known about these problems for years. They deal with underground pipes bursting and having to be repaired. A boil advisory is issues on a monthly basis, but no permanent resolution has been discovered.Since this has been an issue for years, Gill's main concern is the lack of preparedness for situations such as...
Farm region near Tulare Lake has been put on ‘probation’ as overpumping of water has caused faster sinking of groundEven after two back-to-back wet years, California’s water wars are far from over. On Tuesday, state water officials took an unprecedented step to intervene in the destructive pumping of depleted groundwater in the state’s sprawling agricultural heartland.The decision puts a farming region known as the Tulare Lake groundwater subbasin, which includes roughly 837 sq miles in the...
A small town in Texas was targeted by Russian hackers who caused their water tower to overflow, sending the message that nowhere is safe. Small towns may be the target because of the lack of updated cybersecurity and software infrastructure. Plus, how did a hack cause the tower to overflow? http
ST. GEORGE — Higher elevations in Southern Utah could be in for 18 more hours of winter. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory, which will run from 6 a.m. Friday through 6 p.m. Saturday for the Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs, Central Mountains and Southern Mountains. Snow is expected above 8,000 feet in […]
The college football landscape has undergone some drastic changes over the past few years, and there’s plenty of speculation another dramatic paradigm shift could be in store in the form of the creation of a “super league.” However, one notable name has downplayed that potential development in the form of SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. There […]
OPINION — The St. George metropolitan area is one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Explosive population growth combined with the impacts of climate change, extended mega-drought and dwindling water supplies mandate that we fully optimize our water management practices, especially here in the dry desert country of Washington County. The Washington County […]
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A report published by cybersecurity firm Mandiant last week claimed that a gang of hackers linked to the Russian government has attacked water utility companies around the world, including a treatment plant in the northern Texas town of Muleshoe.