Victim: San Francisco Bay Area Water Facility
The hacker used a former plant employee’s username and password to gain entry to the unidentified Bay Area water treatment facility Jan. 15, according to a NBC News report.
Confirming the attack, Michael Sena, executive director of the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center – which works with the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI to track suspicious activity – declined to say where it occurred or who carried it out.
Incidents
- January 15, 2021: Hacker Accessed CA Water Treatment System