American Water Works Breached by Hackers, Warns of Billing Outages

Oct 7, 2024, 03:20 PM

American Water Works, which supplies drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people, said hackers had breached its computer networks and systems. The company warned of billing outages and discovered unauthorized activity within its networks on October 3, promptly disconnecting affected systems. The attack on American Water Works comes amid growing warnings from the U.S. government about state-backed hackers targeting water infrastructure.