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Hackers Gain Direct Access to US Power Grid Controls

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HACKERS GAIN DIRECT ACCESS TO US POWER GRID CONTROLS

IN AN ERA of hacker attacks on critical infrastructure, even a run-of-the-mill malware infection on an electric utility's network is enough to raise alarm bells. But the latest collection of power grid penetrations went far deeper: Security firm Symantec is warning that a series of recent hacker attacks not only compromised energy companies in the US and Europe but also resulted in the intruders gaining hands-on access to power grid operations-enough control that they could have induced blackouts on American soil at will.
 
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And yet they claim an EMP is the biggest concern? True, an EMP will indeed bring us to the stone age, but hackers messing around with the power grid isn't good either. Why on earth are the switches and what have you connected to the damn Internet anyway? There needs to be a serious campaign to secure these systems. One day countries like Russia, DPRK, China or Iran will infect our power grid. Then I'll get pissed and do the same to them. LOL I know of a few tools to hack into the SCADA system. These systems just aren't up to par in the 21st century. Truly pathetic.
 
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