About this episode

Published August 18th, 2026, 12:35 am

A swath of cyber-attacks on U.S. water infrastructure over the last few weeks begs the question, could something like that happen here in Arizona? At the end of July, wastewater utilities in at least five states reported coordinated cyber breaches targeting programmable logic controllers, or the brain of the computer, that are connected to pumps, valves and pressure systems. 

More episodes from KTAR News: Water Watch

Social media links

Share this episode

EmailDownload

Subscribe

KTAR News: Water Watch

After Recent Water Utility Hacks, How Secure Is Arizona?

00:00

2m