This week ·
US water and wastewater providers
How they got in, as reported. Stolen or reused passwords.
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- 22 Sep 2026
- Place
- United States
- Who
- US water and wastewater providers · Government / Public Sector
- The way in
- Stolen or reused passwords
- Source
- TechCrunch
01 · What was reported
What was reported.
Security research revealed that nearly 1,800 U.S. water and wastewater utilities have had employee credentials stolen by infostealer malware. In one highlighted case, a metering technology provider was infected, exposing access...
The way in, as the source states it: stolen or reused passwords.
02 · What we check for it
What we check for it.
Your firm's addresses in monitored breach databases.
03 · Source
Source.
Source: TechCrunch ↗This page repeats what the source reported, with its date. It says nothing about any firm that is not named in it.