Wyatt A. Travnichek allegedly hacked into the Ellsworth County Rural Water District No. 1’s computer system on March 27, 2019. The 22-year-old is charged with tampering with a public water system and reckless damage in his unauthorized access to a protected computer. The two charges combined carry a maximum sentence of 25 years in federal prison and up to $500,000 in fines. The alleged attack “threatened the safety and health of an entire community,” says an EPA official.”]

