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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks |
| Date | 2016-01-14 18:01 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <5d4lmc-ena.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
| References | <GKydnWIxTu3uRgrLnZ2dnUU7-V2dnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks >> http://phys.org/news/2015-12-power-grid-vulnerable-foreign-hacks.html > > >> Security researcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had >> snatched a California university's housing files when he stumbled >> into a larger nightmare: Cyberattackers had opened a pathway into the >> networks running the United States power grid. >> >> Digital clues pointed to Iranian hackers. And Wallace found that they >> had already taken passwords, as well as engineering drawings of >> dozens of power plants, at least one with the title "Mission >> Critical." The drawings were so detailed that experts say skilled >> attackers could have used them, along with other tools and malicious >> code, to knock out electricity flowing to millions of homes. >> >> Wallace was astonished. But this breach, The Associated Press has >> found, was not unique. >> >> About a dozen times in the last decade, sophisticated foreign hackers >> have gained enough remote access to control the operations networks >> that keep the lights on, according to top experts who spoke only on >> condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the subject >> matter. John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles. -- Jim Pennino
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Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 11:31 -0600
Re: Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks Helmut Wabnig <hwabnig@.- --- -.dotat> - 2016-01-14 18:48 +0100
Re: Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-14 18:01 +0000
Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 10:31 -0800
Re: Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 13:40 -0500
Re: Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 13:48 -0800
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