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A pump at a public water utility in Springfield, Ill. was recently destroyed after cyberattackers gained access to a SCADA
system controlling the device, according to a security expert who said he obtained an official report about the incident.
A spokesman from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today confirmed the pump incident, but said it's too soon
to say whether it was the result of a cyberattack.
"DHS and the FBI are gathering facts surrounding the report of a water pump failure in Springfield Illinois," Peter Boogaard, deputy press secretary at the DHS, said in an emailed statement. "At this time there is no credible corroborated data that indicates a risk to critical infrastructure entities or a threat to public safety."
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Apparent cyberattack destroys pump at Ill. water utility
