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American Water Faces Cyberattack, Warns of Billing Disruptions and Enhances Security
American Water, the largest public water utility in the U.S., last week suffered a cybersecurity attack that led to parts of its billing system being shut down. The breach was not found until October 3, 2024, and it has made no impact on water service or ever posed a risk to the safety of drinking water. For now, though, the company continues to freeze billing operations as it looks into the extent of the hack. No late fees will be charged by American Water during this outage, and they are increasing cybersecurity protections(VICE).