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Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties

By MARC LEVY
Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —
The tiny Aliquippa water
authority in western Penn-
sylvania was perhaps the
least-suspecting victim of
an international cyberat-
tack.
It had never had outside
help in protecting its sys-
tems from a cyberattack,
either at its existing plant
that dates to the 1930s or
the new $18.5 million one it
is building.
Then it — along with sev-
eral other water utilities —
was struck by what federal
authorities say are Iranian-
backed hackers target-
ing a piece of equipment
specifically because it was
Israeli-made.
“If you told me to list 10 This is a portion of the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, Pa., shown on Dec. 11, 2023 in Aliquippa, Pa.
things that would go Associated Press
wrong with our water au- Page 3
thority, this would not be
on the list,” said Matthew about 22,000 people in the The hacking of the Munici- rity officials at a time when ties against cyberattacks.
Mottes, the chairman of woodsy exurbs around a pal Water Authority of Al- states and the federal gov-
the authority that handles one-time steel town out- iquippa is prompting new ernment are wrestling with Continued on Page 3
water and wastewater for side Pittsburgh. warnings from U.S. secu- how to harden water utili-