Foreign actors hacked small Colorado water utilities last month, state says
Foreign actors gained access to two small water utility systems in Colorado late last month, state officials confirmed, just weeks after hackers with suspected links to Iran had attempted to access similar systems elsewhere in the United States. It’s unclear who the actors were or if the attempted interference was related to the July hacking attempts that affected at least seven states. Gov. Jared Polis’ office told The Denver Post that the computer systems for two Colorado utilities — both of which are private and serve fewer than 200 people — were targeted in late August. But his office said that, to the state’s knowledge, “treatment processes and water quality were not impacted at either provider,” similar to the outcome in of reported hacking efforts in other states.
