SCADA

A municipality's water utility was compromised by hackers who gained access through a dormant employee account belonging to a former auditor named Greg. The attacker exploited a leaked password that Greg had reused across work and personal accounts, gaining extensive privileges including domain admin and SCADA operator access. The incident highlights critical failures in account management and the importance of regular access audits.

The world's first AI-driven cyberattack was unable to breach Operational Technology systems due to a SCADA login screen. The attack is considered the most sophisticated AI-integrated campaign to date. It was successfully defended against.