Comedy of Errors Led to False "Water Pump Hack" Report (RISKS-26.65)
Lauren Weinstein
lauren at vortex.com
Wed Nov 30 23:39:58 PST 2011
"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." [Source: Kim Zetter,
*WiReD*] http://j.mp/rvWnEC
"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!"
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