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Inside the Minnesota Water Attacks: Exposed PLCs, a Guarded Chip Breach, and ...
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Fusion42 · 26 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Hackers remotely accessed internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in over 30 Minnesota water systems, disrupting control and prompting federal warnings for all US water utilities to isolate such devices from the public internet. Simultaneously, Analog Devices disclosed a data breach, highlighting rising risks in industrial and semiconductor sectors amid a White House push for AI-driven vulnerability patching that may misalign with operational technology realities.
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Your industrial equipment is only as secure as its network isolation; water utility founders must act immediately to block direct internet access to controllers or face operational lockdowns. The rise in breaches calls for reevaluating AI patching expectations, especially where industrial systems differ profoundly from IT environments.
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