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What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out
Insurers conducted a classified tabletop exercise simulating a large-scale cyberattack on US water infrastructure by the Volt Typhoon threat group, modeling cascading failures such as ruptured pipes and hospital evacuations. The exercise revealed significant gaps in preparedness and response coordination for such a critical infrastructure breach.
Why it matters: Water utilities, hospitals, insurers, and government agencies need to assess their resilience to nation-state threats against essential services; this exercise demonstrates the real-world consequences of OT (operational technology) compromise and underscores urgent mitigation priorities.
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