A cyber attack hit the water controllers for irrigating fields in the Jordan Valley

A
cyber
attack
paralyzed
the
water
controllers
for
irrigating
fields
in
the
Jordan
Valley
that
are
operated
by
the
Galil
Sewage
Corporation.

A
cyberattack
blocked
several
controllers
for
irrigating
fields
in
the
Jordan
Valley.
The
systems
operated
by
the
Galil
Sewage
Corporation
monitor
the
irrigation
process
and wastewater
treatment
in
the
Jordan
Valley.

The
company
experts
spent
the
entire
day
recovering
the
operations,
at
this
time
the
source
of
the
attack
is
still
unclear.

“The
management
for
both
major
systems
was
pushing
all
of
Sunday
morning
to
work
through
the
issue
and
bring
the
systems
back
into
full
operation.”


reported
the
Jerusalem
Post.

Local
authorities
were
aware
of
the
risk
of
a
cyberattack
and
informed
farmers
in
the
region.
Some
of
the
farmers
disconnected
their
irrigation
systems
from
the
Internet
and
switched
them
to
manual
operation.

The
National
Cyber
Organization
warned
of
the
risk
of
cyber
attacks
that
anti-Israeli
hackers
can
carry
out
against
national
infrastructure
during
the
month
of
Ramadan.

During
the
last
week,
private
and
government
organizations
in
Israel
were
hit
by
massive
cyber
attacks
that
were
part
of
the

#OPIsrael
campaign
launched
by
hacktivists
against
Israeli
critical
infrastructure.

In
November
2022,
Ariel
Stern,
a
former
Israeli
Air
Force
captain,


warned
that
the
US
and
Israel
are
still
unprepared
to
defeat
a
cyber
attack
against
the
water
sector
that
could
be
orchestrated
by
enemy
states
like
Iran.

Stern
highlighted
the
dangers
for
providers
of
critical
infrastructure
and
issued
his
warning
following
the ransomware
attack that
in
august
disrupted
the
IT
operations
of
South
Staffordshire
Water,
a
UK
company
supplying
drinking
water
to
1.6M
consumers
daily.

The
intelligence
officer
pointed
out
that
nations
like
Russia,
Iran,
North
Korea,
and
China
have
the
capabilities
to
hit
the
water
sector
with
dramatic
consequences.

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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