Evidence record 16749 · automatically gathered

Iranian hackers and America’s Achilles heel on water: default passwords

The FBI and EPA say attackers accessed internet-connected Rockwell Automation controllers and changed their IP addresses and passwords.

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Published: 5 August 2026
Source: Fortune AI
Category: News
Topics: Jobs & economy · Environment
Retrieved: 6 August 2026

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