{"id":361309,"date":"2026-09-18T14:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/foreign-actors-targeted-small-private-water-providers-in-colorado-governor"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:20:18","slug":"foreign-actors-targeted-small-private-water-providers-in-colorado-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/foreign-actors-targeted-small-private-water-providers-in-colorado-governor","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;International actors&#8217; focused small, personal water suppliers in Colorado: Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">&#8220;Foreign actors&#8221; targeted small, private water providers in Colorado, according to the Colorado governor&#8217;s office.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;These two incidents consisted of individuals changing equipment settings, disabling remote access and alarms, and altering pumping cycles,&#8221; according to a spokesperson for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. &#8220;These were brief incidents and the risks were quickly addressed by the providers themselves, who subsequently alerted the state. To our knowledge, treatment processes and water quality were not impacted at either provider.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The systems impacted served fewer than 200 people each. The office didn&#8217;t say who the foreign actors are, but said they are aware of Iranian activity targeting water systems around the country.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur \" style=\"padding-bottom:68.24845679012346%\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/19bbbe2e-5543-45e7-8245-0f2d7f7de978\/colorado-1-as-gmh-260918_1789756326561_hpMain.jpg?w=375, 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according to the sources, though its involvement has not been officially confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">At least a dozen states have reported possible cyber intrusions targeting water and wastewater utilities, multiple sources told ABC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The FBI is urging utilities to disconnect systems from the internet where possible, use systems with breakers and become familiar with reverting to manual controls if automated systems are compromised.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eTIW QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX sUzSN \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" 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