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Over 4,400 Rockwell PLCs Exposed Online, 22 Found in Water Attack Cities
Forescout found 22 internet-facing Rockwell Automation programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in cities hit by recent cyberattacks on US water utilities. Nineteen used the same mobile carrier network.
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Forescout discovered 22 internet‑facing Rockwell Automation programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in cities that were recently targeted by cyberattacks on U.S. water utilities. The PLCs were located in the affected cities and were exposed online. Nineteen of the exposed devices were connected through the same mobile carrier network. No additional details about the attacks or the PLC configurations were provided.
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