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Thames Water is on a knife-edge’ according to sources, with its resilience in doubt because it depends on an array of creaking often Victorian infrastructure.
Some IT systems date back to the 1980s , and have long been declared obsolete.
Underinvestment in IT systems that are critical to the security of London and the south-east's water has left it prey to cyber-attacks from Russia , China , Iran and North Korea linked groups.
Thames Water source said all sites have stringent security measures in place’ and that claims otherwise were incorrect’ A spokesperson for Thames Water said: “The wellbeing and safety of our colleagues and customers is our highest priority. We supply 2.6bn litres of water every day , rated among the highest quality of drinking water anywhere in the world.
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