Insider attack on smart meters

[Peter G. Neumann]

Interesting convergence of different underestimated issues - insider
attacks (frequently ignored) and smart meters (largely ignored).
[Thanks to Jeremy Epstein for spotting this one.  PGN]

FBI Concerned About Smart Meter Hacking, 9 Apr 2012

According to an FBI cyber bulletin, an unnamed utility company in Puerto
Rico was the target of attacks against smart meters, costing the company
hundreds of millions of dollars. This appears to be the first report of such
attacks and the FBI expects that the occurrence of similar attacks will rise
as the smart grid technology is more widely adopted. The FBI believes that
former employees of the meter manufacturer reprogrammed meters for between
US $300 and US $3,000 so that the associated buildings appeared to be
consuming less power than they actually used.  Most meters are read
remotely, making fraud detection difficult. The alterations require physical
access.

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/04/fbi-smart-meter-hacks-likely-to-spread/

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