Hackers linked to Russia’s government launched a cyberattack last spring against municipal water plants in rural Texas. At one plant in Muleshoe, population 5,000, water began to overflow. Officials had to unplug the system and run the plant manually.

A confluence of factors leading to increased global tension have countries in a digital arms race to protect from cyberthreats, experts say.{ai:summary}Russian-linked hackers targeted municipal water plants in rural Texas last spring, causing significant disruptions. In Muleshoe, with a population of 5,000, the water system overflowed, prompting officials to manually operate the plant after unplugging the automated system. #foreignaffairs

Global tensions have countries in a digital arms race to protect from cyberthreats: experts

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