At a glance.
- American Water sustains cyberattack.
- ODNI issues report on foreign interference campaigns targeting US elections.
- Qualcomm patches zero-day flaw.
American Water sustains cyberattack.
American Water, the largest water and wastewater utility company in the US, disclosed yesterday that it sustained a cyberattack on Thursday, October 3rd, which caused the company to disconnect or deactivate some systems, the Associated Press reports. The company stated, "Upon learning of the issue, our team immediately activated our incident response protocols and third-party cybersecurity professionals to assist with containment, mitigation and an investigation into the nature and scope of the incident. We also notified law enforcement and are coordinating fully with them." American Water has taken its MyWater customer portal offline, and will not be charging late fees for missed payments.
The company, which serves more than 14 million people across 14 states, says water is still safe to drink and that it "currently believes that none of its water or wastewater facilities or operations have been negatively impacted by this incident."