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[ NNSquad ] Comedy of Errors Led to False "Water Pump Hack" Report
Comedy of Errors Led to False "Water Pump Hack" Report
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"Even though Mimlitz's username was connected to the Russian IP address
in the SCADA log, no one from the fusion center bothered to call him
to ask if he had logged in to the system from Russia. Instead, the
center released a report on Nov. 10 titled "Public Water District
Cyber Intrusion" that connected the broken water pump to the Russian
log-in five months earlier, inexplicably stating that the intruder
from Russia had turned the SCADA system on and off, causing the pump
to burn out. "And at that point all hell broke loose," Craven said."
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"Oh Boy! We get to announce a Foreign CYBER-ATTACK! Maybe Terrorists
conducting a dry run on a small water system! -- That's what the
"experts" will say on TV! Don't bother with the reality checks, that
could spoil all the fun!"
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
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