The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR ^[1]. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, more hacking vulnerabilities.

What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply?

SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson suggested this article, at Wired: What Happens if China Hacks the US Water Supply? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out ^[2].  (The public domain photo above of a fountain near the Los Angeles City Hall was taken by  Fresno photographer “prayitno”.)

2026 Data Breaches: Cybersecurity Incidents

Over at the PKWare site: 2026 Data Breaches: Cybersecurity Incidents Explained ^[3].

Municipal Utilities at High Risk of Cyber Attacks

This article by Jason Miller was published by Bitlyft, late last year: Cyber Attacks on Utilities: Why Municipal Utilities Are at High Risk ^[4].

Future or Fiction: The AI Takeover

I bumped into this article at a online magazine for credit unions when I did  a web search on credit union policy changes: Future or Fiction: The AI Takeover ^[5].

More Police Arrested for Misusing Flock Cameras

At American Partisan: More police officers arrested for misusing flock cameras ^[6].

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