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EPA warns of increasing cyberattacks on water systems, urges utilities to take immediate steps
![Gene J Puskar FILE - This is a portion of the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, Pa., shown on Dec. 11, 2023, in Aliquippa, Pa. Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday, May 20, 2024, as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water from electronic threats. (AP Photo/Gene J Puskar, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9c2457c797e949aeb1922e879d9be451/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - This is a portion of the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, Pa., shown on Dec. 11, 2023, in Aliquippa, Pa. Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday, May 20, 2024, as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water from electronic threats. (AP Photo/Gene J Puskar, File)
![Uncredited FILE - This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday, May 20, 2024, as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water from electronic threats. (Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0ac3e08470df4532987713764320d654/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday, May 20, 2024, as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water from electronic threats. (Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP, File)