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May 13
Cyberattackers used AI to map pathways into water utility OT systems, report says
Cybersecurity firm Dragos is warning water utilities and other critical infrastructure operators that commercially available artificial intelligence tools are accelerating cyber intrusion efforts into operational technology (OT) environments.
In a new analysis conducted alongside Gambit Security, Dragos detailed a 2025-2026 intrusion campaign targeting multiple Mexican government organizations, including a municipal water and drainage utility serving the Monterrey metropolitan region. Researchers found evidence that the unidentified threat actor used Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s GPT models to support reconnaissance, tool development, credential attacks and lateral movement within compromised IT systems.
