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IBM Hacking Researcher: Nuclear Reactor "one of the easiest (hacks) I'd ever done"
http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/22/sca..._0822hack.html
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I must remember to thank Forbes for writing an article on it before it was secured.
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08-24-2007, 03:19 PM | #3 |
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Holy shit.
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08-24-2007, 03:20 PM | #4 |
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08-24-2007, 03:20 PM | #5 |
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08-24-2007, 03:21 PM | #6 |
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Welp, better shut'em all down. Grass hut time boys.
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08-24-2007, 03:25 PM | #7 |
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Having SCADA systems accessible through the Internet is really bad idea. I work (in a roundabout way) in the SCADA world, and you'd be amazed how many are IP-based and completely open to the world.
Oh, and the title is misleading. He probably only had access to the plant's HMI, not the reactor itself.
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08-24-2007, 03:29 PM | #9 |
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SCADA + Internet = bad
At least put them behind some security... |
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08-24-2007, 03:30 PM | #10 |
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But of course we're safe from terrorist attacks....??Right??
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