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Subject: Re: LOTS of US Water Plants Hit by Hacks
Date: 5 Aug 2026 14:09:43 GMT
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On Wed, 5 Aug 2026 02:55:04 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    Not sure how much 'steppers' were involved in THESE hacks. Sounds
>    more like spoofing instrument readings to cause downstream machinery
>    to run wild until it broke.

Steppers faded away in the '70s. Mostly. Never underestimate the use of 
obsolete tech in US infrastructure.