Water Treatment Plant Hacked

[Big_Holla]

Damn, this could be a game changer. You thought remote access to our polls was bad, this is right up there!

FBI issues alert amid Florida Oldsmar water-treatment hacking investigation

The FBI, Secret Service and Florida law enforcement are searching for one or more suspects they say tried to change the make-up of a local town’s water in a failed attempt to add a potentially caustic chemical by remotely accessing the computer system at a treatment plant that services the...

www.foxnews.com

 

[hickslawns]

Not a surprise. Pretty sickening if you ask me. That would be mass murder. Hope they catch the person or people and prosecute to full extend of the law. And then add a little bit more to it when nobody is looking..

 

[bowhunter1023]

As we continue to automate, this will become a more common headline. There's a manufacturer in this region that had some of their equipment hacked and it shut them down for more than a week. They lost 100s of thousands of $s as a result. Lots of automation out there with little to no cybersecurity presence to protect the infrastructure from attack.

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

Just reading about that. Nothing safe or sacred anymore.

 

["J"]

Wait until they hit the power grid..... You ain’t seen shit yet....

 

[Ohiosam]

Calm down, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are running the country now. Everyone loves everyone and we are all united to make the world a better place.

 

[whitetailjunky3]

One of the main reasons the water plant I work at is all still manual.

 

[DJK Frank 16]

Our village is 99% manual being that we are very small/rural area. Still an eye opening situation and a good time to sit all of our employees down and reiterate the importance of security. Even things like making sure plant gates are closed, doors are locked, etc. Gaining access to a treatment plant whether it be physical or virtual is not good. I am guessing some domestic terrorism charges could come into play as well...