NSA warns that cybercriminals are targeting this one critical component that the energy, chemical, food, agriculture, and transportation sectors rely on - here's what we know

Industrial interior of water pump, valves, pressure gauges, motors inside engine room. Valve and pumps in an industrial room. Urban modern powerful pipelines and pumps, automatic control systems.

• Agencies warn of attacks on ATG systems
• Attackers exploit weak credentials and SQL injection
• Mitigation includes stronger passwords and removing internet exposure

Critical infrastructure organizations should move to harden their Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems to defend against ongoing attacks. This is the warning given earlier this week by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other agencies.