A pro-Russian hacktivist group gained unauthorized access to a Quebec municipality’s water treatment plant, giving it the ability to manipulate several core functions, according to a new report from Canada’s top cyber agency.
The cyber incident was among several disclosed in the annual report of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) released on June 29, which also discussed offensive cyberattacks the CSE wages against fentanyl precursor traffickers.
CSE, Canada’s agency responsible for signals intelligence and cyber defence, says in the report that the hacktivist group NoName—which is supported by Moscow—was able to access the Quebec municipality’s water treatment plant, which gave it the ability to control pumps, chlorine dosing, pressure settings, and alert systems. …