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Malware attack is preventing car inspections in eight US states
A malware cyberattack on emissions testing company Applus Technologies is preventing vehicle inspections in eight states, including Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Utah, and Wisconsin.
On Tuesday, March 30th, vehicle emissions testing platform Applus Technologies suffered a “malware” attack that caused them to disconnect their IT systems.
“Unfortunately, incidents such as this are fairly common and no one is immune,” said Darrin Greene, CEO of the US entity, Applus Technologies, Inc. “We apologize for any inconvenience this incident may cause. We know our customers and many vehicle owners rely on our technology and we are committed to restoring normal operations as quickly as possible.”
Man Faces Up to 25 Years in Prison for Allegedly Breaching Kansas Water Plant’s Network
The former employee of a Kansas-based water treatment facility is facing decades in prison after allegedly having broken into the plant’s computer systems two years ago.
Wyatt A. Travnichek, 22, is accused of gaining “unauthorized access” to the internal workings of the Ellsworth Rural Water District No. 1 on March 27, 2019, according to an indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice. Travnichek, who resigned from the plant not long before the incident, allegedly used that access to remotely disable the processes responsible for “cleaning and disinfecting” its water supply, the feds claim.
All signs point to an abuse of its remote access control system—the software commonly used to monitor and manipulate operational systems from afar.
FBI & CISA warns that hackers are actively targeting FortiOS vulnerabilities