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Russian hackers claiming to be backed by the Kremlin are believed to have remotely accessed a Texas town’s water tower.
The suspected hack in the Texas Panhandle town in January would be the first-ever disruption of a US drinking water system by Russia, after Iran and China carried out similar attacks.
The hack in Muleshoe, a community of 5,000 not far from the New Mexico border, led to the tower overflowing with thousands of gallons for almost an hour, leading to a state of emergency to be declared.
The hacking group allied with the Russian government identified themselves as the Cyber Army of Russia Reborn (CARR).
The group posted a video on Telegram of the town’s water-control systems being manipulated, showing how they reset the controls.
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