Ransomware Hits Romanian Water Authority, 1000 Systems Knocked Offline

Romania’s national water authority, Romanian Waters, was hit by a major ransomware attack affecting 1,000 systems but dams remain safe. Learn how authorities are fighting back without paying the ransom...

CISA: Dams Sector Crisis Management Handbook

The Dams Sector Crisis Management Handbook 2025 introduces crisis management concepts, explains how crisis management measures are an important component of an overall risk management framework, and highlights guidelines to apply these concepts to dams and related infrastructure...

CISA: Dams Sector Waterside Barriers Guide

This guide was developed to assist dam owners and operators in understanding the possible need for waterside barriers as part of their overall security plan. It provides them and security personnel with a cursory level of information on barriers and their use, maintenance considerations, and...

CISA: Dams Sector Personnel Screening Guide

The Dams Sector Personnel Screening Guide 2025 provides information to assist Dams Sector owners and operators in developing and implementing personnel screening protocols appropriate for their facilities. An effective screening protocol for potential employees and contractor support can contribu...

Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought

Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice...

ABB Central Licensing System

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: ABB Equipment: Central Licensing System CLS Vulnerabilities: Information Exposure; Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference; Uncontrolled Resource Consumption; Permissions, Privilege,...

Compromising vital infrastructure: water management

It’s probably unnecessary to explain why water management is considered part of our vital infrastructure, but it's a wider field than you might expect—and almost every one of its components can be integral to our survival. We all need clean water to drink. As much as I like my coffee, I can't mak...

Rogue software update cause Malware attack on Japanese Nuclear Power Plant

The most critical and worst target of a State-sponsored cyber-attacks could be Hospitals, Dams, Dykes and Nuclear power stations and this may cause military conflicts between countries. According to Japan Today, The Monju nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan was accidentally targeted by a malwar...

Sensitive Army database of U.S. dams compromised by Chinese Hackers

U.S. intelligence agencies traced a recent cyber intrusion into U.S. Army database that holds sensitive information about vulnerabilities in U.S. dams. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams contains information about 79,000 dams throughout the country and tracks such...

The Difficulty of Surveillance Crowdsourcing

Internet Eyes is a U.K. startup designed to crowdsource digital surveillance. People pay a small fee to become a “Viewer.” Once they do, they can log onto the site and view live anonymous feeds from surveillance cameras at retail stores. If they notice someone shoplifting, they can alert the stor...