Tag: plants

Most nuclear plants not prepared for cyber attack, says Chatham House

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Most nuclear power plants around the world are not well prepared for cyber attacks, according to a report by international affairs think tank Chatham House. Many of the control systems used for nuclear plants, including those in the UK, are not well protected and are “insecure by design” […]

Cyberattack on U.S. Power Plants Could Cause $1T in Economic Damage

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Let’s imagine an “improbable, but not impossible” cyberassault on the U.S. power grid. A shadowy group of skilled and malicious actors spend years implanting a piece of malware, dubbed the “Erebos” trojan, in the control systems of power plants across the Northeastern United States. It determines […]

South Korea Wants China’s Help Investigating Hacking Attack on Nuclear Plants

While the world followed the strange saga of the hacking operation against Sony Pictures, allegedly carried out by North Korea in response to a film depicting the assassination of Kim Jong-un, a separate cyber security breach unfolded in South Korea. […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post […]

Malware Infects US Power Plants through USB Drives

The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Emergency Response Team has released a report, which stated that two American electrical power plants were compromised late last year and has identified a number of glaring electronic vulnerabilities. Some unknown malware infected two power plants control systems using unprotected USB drives as an attack vector. The tainted USB […]

Maine cops seize 1,000 pot plants

The Lowell Sun WATERBORO, Maine — Authorities have arrested a Lyman man they say was operating a sophisticated marijuana growing operation that had almost 1,000 plants in two locations. Police say 51-year-old Robert Ryder was arrested Wednesday after deputies and federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided his home found 184 plants and five pounds of […]

Maine cops Maine seize 1,000 pot plants

The Lowell Sun WATERBORO, Maine — Authorities have arrested a Lyman man they say was operating a sophisticated marijuana growing operation that had almost 1,000 plants in two locations. Police say 51-year-old Robert Ryder was arrested Wednesday after deputies and federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided his home found 184 plants and five pounds of […]