Pittsburg, PA
Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa hacked by Iranian-backed cyber group
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) – The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa said on Saturday that one of their booster stations had been hacked by an Iranian-backed cyber group.
Matthew Mottes, the chairman of the board of directors for the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, confirmed to KDKA-TV that the cyber group, known as Cyber Av3ngers, took control of one of the stations. An alarm went off as soon as the hack had occurred.
Mottes added that the station, located on the outskirts of town, monitors and regulates pressure for Raccoon and Potter Townships and stressed that there is no known risk to the drinking water or water supply.
The machine that was hacked uses a system called Unitronics, which Mottes says is software or has components that are Israeli-owned.
The system has since been disabled. Members of the Pa. State Police were called to the booster station on Saturday to begin a criminal investigation.
CyberAv3ngers claim that they have taken responsibility for several attacks worldwide, including 10 water treatment stations in Israel as of Oct. 30, 2023, according to their X page.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 4th grade student from the Mars Area School District ran quite the race over the weekend during the Pittsburgh 5K!
The school district shared on social media that 10-year-old Ellie Spaulding ran the race in 20 minutes and 49 seconds, good enough to finish inside the top ten of all contestants in the female division!
More than 2,500 runners competed in the female division and Spaulding’s 20:49 was good enough for the 69th best among all runners in all divisions!
Last year, Ellie completed the race in just over 25 minutes, improving her time this year by over 4 minutes!
It was a busy marathon weekend as 20,000 people raced across Pittsburgh in the marathon, half marathon, and relay.
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Thunderstorms, showers possible across Pittsburgh region; warm and muggy trend continues
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A crossing cold front is touching off scattered showers and thunderstorms that will linger through late this evening with showers finally tapering toward morning.
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Daily average High: 69° Low: 47°
Sunrise: 6:14 a.m. Sunset: 8:20 p.m.
FIRST ALERT: None
AWARE: T-Storms and showers tonight. We are watching the potential for strong storms on Tuesday late afternoon/evening.
Monday will be mostly cloudy, warm and muggy, but mainly dry until later in the evening when a few showers could develop.
Tuesday will be mainly dry during the morning and early afternoon. Still, we’re watching the potential for strong to severe storms to possibly develop late afternoon into Tuesday evening, depending on how this next system evolves.
Scattered shower and storm chances linger the rest of the week, with temperatures very warm in the 70s before cooling to near-normal 60s next weekend.
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