California Water and Wastewater Sector Remains Attractive Target for Cyber Actors

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) believes California water and wastewater sector likely will remain an attractive target for a range of cyber actors seeking to exploit enduring vulnerabilities to achieve their financial, geopolitical, or ideological objectives. The assessment is tailored specifically for California and is intended to provide awareness of the cyber threat to California’s water and wastewater sector. This assessment takes into consideration recent drought and wildfire conditions throughout the state as a possible motivation for malicious cyber actors however conclusive attributions, and in some cases, end objectives, of the malicious cyber activity targeting California’s water sector remain an intelligence gap.