Sage Water Resources says Utah saltwater disposal controller intrusion bypassed pump safeguards

DysruptionHub reports that Sage Water Resources stopped malicious changes to a programmable logic controller at its oilfield wastewater disposal site in Duchesne, Utah; the attacker altered PLC safety logic and bypassed shutdown protections, causing pumps to run dry while the control system indicated normal operation, but the company says equipment failure or environmental damage was prevented.