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Poland says hackers breached water treatment plants, and the US is facing the same threat

ID: 50bce8cc-843f-500d-8935-995ebe92094b

STIX ID: report--50bce8cc-843f-500d-8935-995ebe92094b

Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
85/100

Date Published: 2026-05-08

Date Updated: 2026-05-11

Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Poland's Internal Security Agency reported it detected and thwarted attacks on five water treatment plants where hackers could have controlled industrial equipment and risked the safety of the water supply. The report blames sabotage inspired and organized by Russian intelligence services and highlights this as part of a broader, state-backed campaign against critical infrastructure, noting similar PLC-targeting incidents in the U.S.

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