The hacker found a water purifier in the San Francisco Bay Area in January and canceled plans to treat drinking water, American media reported.
In a recent cyberattack attack on an American site, a criminal used the username and password of a former employee to log into the system on January 15 and change settings.
Security breaches were detected the next day and the California Center changed the agreements and put in place plans.
NBC reported that the criminal, whose name and motives were unknown, had “tried to poison” the local waters near Silicon Valley, a global center for high technology and software.
He cited a “private report” prepared by the regional intelligence agency in February. The report did not identify the center.
Michael Sena, the centre’s executive director, confirmed the hacking incident but denied the allegations in an attempt to poison the facility, telling the San Francisco Chronicle, “No one has ever tried to poison any of our water. That is not true.”
The robber reportedly used the details of his former TeamViewer account to obtain a water purification program. TeamViewer allows one person to access other people’s computers and gadgets remotely.
The program has gained much popularity and is widely used by home-based staff during the epidemic.
In February, a robber tried to run another Florida water treatment plant.
In the same incident, the robber was able to access the TeamViewer account connected to the facility and was able to increase the levels of lye in drinking water to levels of toxicity.
An employee grabbed a computer mouse alone and stopped the disaster while it was being made.
The attacker was able to access the system in about three to five minutes, local officials said.
