Hackers access program controlling Florida's town water...

Krusty · Feb 8, 2021

Hackers access program controlling Florida's town water in attempts to poison it with harmful chemical

Hackers have broken into a water treatment facility that serves the town of Oldsmar in Florida and attempted to poison the water supply.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02...ss-to-a-florida-city-water-treatment/13134818

Key points:

Hackers increased the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water

An employee whose computer was hacked noticed and alerted his employer

The water treatment facility was able to quickly revert the command

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plat · Feb 8, 2021

Whoa, nasty! The chemical in question is reportedly "lye." Just heard on the news the area in question is about 20 miles/32 kilometers away from the Super Bowl stadium in Tampa, Florida, where the event was just held yesterday. Draw your conclusions.

Thanks for posting this, Krusty. Pretty scary stuff.

Krusty · Feb 8, 2021

plat1098 said: ↑

Whoa, nasty! The chemical in question is reportedly "lye." Just heard on the news the area in question is about 20 miles/32 kilometers away from the Super Bowl stadium in Tampa, Florida, where the event was just held yesterday. Draw your conclusions.

Thanks for posting this, Krusty. Pretty scary stuff.
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Yep, scary indeed!

I suspect we will hear more about this before too long.

Krusty · Feb 8, 2021

Hunt for hackers who seized Florida city’s water supply in online attack to poison it

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"What it is is someone hacked into the system not just once but twice ...
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hacker-poison-florida-water-supply-b1799450.html

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Even if the increase had not been immediately reversed, authorities said it would have taken up to 36 hours for it to hit the water supply system, while also being checked and stopped before being released for consumption.

Steps were taken to block remote access, while a criminal investigation was launched in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Secret Service.

Police have not identified any suspects or determined if the breach came from within the United States or another country.
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Minimalist · Feb 11, 2021

Breached water plant employees used the same TeamViewer password and no firewall

The Florida water treatment facility whose computer system experienced a potentially hazardous computer breach last week used an unsupported version of Windows with no firewall and shared the same TeamViewer password among its employees, government officials have reported.
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https://arstechnica.com/information...the-same-teamviewer-password-and-no-firewall/

ronjor · Feb 11, 2021

Compromise of U.S. Water Treatment Facility

Original release date: February 11, 2021
In response to recent events where unidentified cyber actors obtained unauthorized access to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system at a U.S. drinking water treatment facility, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center have released joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA21-042A: Compromise of U.S. Water Treatment Facility. This advisory outlines how cyber criminals exploit desktop sharing software and end-of-life operating systems to gain unauthorized access to systems.
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Minimalist · Feb 12, 2021

Cybercriminals are selling access to water treatment plants like the one hacked in Florida — here's why experts think the problem could get worse

Cybercriminals in underground forums have offered to sell access to hacked systems that control US power plants and water treatment systems, according to a new report from the threat intelligence firm Intel 471. Hackers likely took advantage of common security vulnerabilities in these systems, experts say — and they fear that such attacks could become more common as bad actors find ways to monetize the hacks.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/cybercriminals-hack-water-treatment-plants-dark-web-florida-2021-2

guest · May 18, 2021

Florida water plant compromise came hours after worker visited malicious site
Researchers find watering-hole attack targeting water utilities.
May 19, 2021
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...me-hours-after-worker-visited-malicious-site/

An employee for the city of Oldsmar, Florida, visited a malicious website targeting water utilities just hours before someone broke into the computer system for the city’s water treatment plant and tried to poison drinking water, security firm Dragos said Tuesday. Ultimately, the site likely played no role in the intrusion, but the incident remains unsettling, the security firm said.

The website, which belonged to a Florida water utility contractor, had been compromised in late December by hackers who then hosted malicious code that seemed to target water utilities, particularly those in Florida, Dragos researcher Kent Backman wrote in a blog post. More than 1,000 end-user computers visited the site during the 58-day window that the site was infected.
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