Posted on 02/11/2021 10:05:15 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
U.S. law enforcement officials are investigating a hacker’s unsuccessful attempt to tamper with a Florida city’s water supply, an event that cybersecurity professionals view as yet another wake-up call that should cause the government to examine its role in protecting critical infrastructure from more skillful attackers.
On Monday, local officials from the city of Oldsmar and the surrounding Pinellas county said a “bad actor” used software that provides remote access to a public water treatment facility to increase the level of sodium hydroxide—the main ingredient in drain cleaners, which is used in small quantities to adjust pH levels—to a dangerous amount.
An operator at the plant intercepted the unlawful intrusion within three to five minutes and there were other systems in place to avoid catastrophe, the local authorities said, but they cautioned others to pay attention, saying “everyone should be on notice.”
“The federal government should be involved with this at every step of the way,” Kiersten Todt, who served as a cybersecurity adviser to President Obama, told Nextgov Tuesday. “It should not be delegated to a local regulatory authority.”
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Trump’s fault, they will probably impeach him for it.
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I thought letting a mixed bag of rioters storm the halls of Congress was a wake up call. How many wake up calls do we need to wake up. Cyber hackers are running rampant, yet not a bit of a mention from sleepy Joe as a national security threat. It’s 100 times the “threat” of the 4 season temp and weather changes, yet nothing from Jen. maybe she’ll circle back.
Ask any corporate head what their top concern is, it’s not competition, it’s cyber security threats.
Obviously Trumps fault.
No possibility of Government Bureaucrat Incompetence or Sedition.
Its almost comical that obama’s former advisor is suggesting federal oversight should be implemented to prevent further intrusions, when we’ve been lectured over the past month how the feds even failed to prevent an insurrection of ONE building. (Or were they complicit with the intrusion?)
Dominion Software Systems malware free to roam the iNet?
Experts meant something years ago no it’s almost a warning.
I think they were complicit.
They selectively enforce laws.
ANTIFA/BLM = Kid Gloves
Trump Supporters/Christians = Full Prosecution
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