American Water Works
Disclosed Oct 7, 20241 year agoUnverified
Hackers breach American Water networks, billing systems taken offline
American Water, which serves more than 14 million people, disclosed in an SEC filing that hackers breached its internal networks, forcing it to disconnect systems including customer billing; its water and wastewater facilities were not affected.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Other |
| Sector | Energy · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| American Water warns of billing outages after finding hackers in its systemstechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Oct 7, 2024 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.