A hacker reportedly gained access to a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system at a water utility in Illinois and tampered with a water pump, causing it to burn out……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Breach of Illinois Water System in Doubt, but Vendor Verdicts Are In
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Hackers did not destroy water pump station, say FBI investigators
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security say they can’t find evidence to confirm any of the story that an Illinois water authority’s SCADA network was hacked and that it resulted in burning out a pump in the system. “There is no evidence to support… claims that any credentials were…
DHS, FBI Find ‘No Evidence’ of Public Water Utility Hack
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI on Wednesday shot down reports that a cyber attack took down a pump an an Illinois public water utility. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
What you should know about the US water utility SCADA breach
Here are some key questions and answers about the November 8 break-in of the control network at an American water utility that resulted in attackers burning out a pump. Some of these answers are based on information from Joseph Weiss, managing partner at Applied Control Systems LLC and author of…
Water Utility Hacked: Are Critical Systems at Risk?
A cyber attack against an Illinois water utility illustrates the weaknesses in our infrastructure and industrial networks, and the need to step up our cyber defenses. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hackers’ Attack On Illinois Water Plant Raises Concerns In OKC
We learned Oklahoma City uses the same computer system as the one that was hacked in Springfield, Illinois. If a security breech happened here, it would impact three water treatment plants and more than one million customers. View full post on federal hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
U.S. probes cyber attack on water system in central Illinois
Federal investigators are looking into a report that hackers managed to remotely shut down a utility’s water pump in central Illinois last week, in what could be the first known foreign cyber attack on a U.S. industrial system. View full post on cyber terrorism – Yahoo! News Search Results View…
Cyber-breach at Illinois water utility investigated (report)
According to Reuters, the breach occurred as result of security credentials stolen from an industrial controls software application. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hacker destroys water pump at US utility
A pump at a US public water utility was recently destroyed after cyberattackers gained access to a SCADA system controlling the device, according to a security expert who said he obtained an official report about the incident. A spokesman from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today confirmed the…
