Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

AI-Developed Attack Tooling Generated 'High-Volume, Noisy Workflows'A hacker used Claude and Chat GPT in a cyberattack against a municipal water and sewage utility's operational technology systems in Mexico in January, according to forensic analysis by OT security firm Dragos. The tools "leveraged known techniques and existing vulnerability knowledge."

OT Experts Advocate for Collaboration and "Adversary-Hostile" National DefensesOT environments have long been bereft of their traditional shelter from cyberattacks made from hacker ignorance or disinterest. Industrial environments are forefronts for nation-state hacking, the risk heightened by global tensions and the convergence of operational technology with IT counterparts.

The US water sector suffered a stream of cyberattacks over the past year and half, from a mix of cybercriminals, hacktivists, and nation-state hacking teams. Here's how the industry and ICS/OT security experts are working to better secure vulnerable drinking and wastewater utilities.