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The location of each marker is in the countys mapping system, making it easier for first responders to find a specific spot along the trail.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On Feb. 16, less than two weeks after a mysterious attacker made headlines around the world by hacking a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, and nearly generating a mass poisoning, the city’s mayor declared victory. “This is a success story,” Mayor Eric Seidel told the City Council in Oldsmar, a Tampa suburb of 15,000, after acknowledging “s...

Table of Contents Florida Hack Exposes Danger to Water Systems A city worker washes down a street after repairs to a water line in Sacramento, California. Cybersecurity experts say water systems need to be vigilant to protect against hackers. Rich Pedroncelli A renegade mouse cursor signaled the danger at the water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida. On Feb. 5, a plant operator for the city of about 15,000 on Florida’s west coast saw his cursor being moved around on h...

OLDSMAR — With two candidates vying for a single council seat, Oldsmar’s 2021 municipal election didn’t boast the juice of a mayoral race or the buzz generated by a multi-seat, multi-candidate showdown.  But by the time the final votes were tallied March 9, the Seat 1 contest between political newcomers Pamela Settle and Steve Graber wound up being one of the closest in the city’s history.  According to unofficial results from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Election...

Utilities should update software, provide training and assess what software and hardware they use -- as well as their cyber-physical vulnerabilities.

OLDSMAR — The city of Oldsmar became world renowned for all the wrong reasons after the North Pinellas community’s water treatment plant suffered a software breach over Super Bowl weekend. The Feb. 5 hack, which investigators said involved an unknown party accessing the facility’s computer system and altering the chemical composition of the water supply, received international attention and shined a spotlight on the shortcomings of a critical component of the nation’s infras...

Feb 10, 2021 4:06 AM PT A cyber intruder broke into the computer network of the water treatment system of a Florida city and attempted to poison it with lye. News of the attack was made public Monday by officials of Oldsmar, who revealed the attack was foiled by an operator at the facility within minutes of its launch. After gaining access to the citys water system through software used by employees for remote network access, the intruder increased the levels of sodium hydroxide in the system f...

“The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win” By Maria Konnikova 326 pages Konnikova is a psychologist with an interest in con artistry and game theory. She approached her publisher inspired by Colson Whitehead’s Noble Shuffle, where a magazine gave a novelist 10K to play a Vegas poker tournament. It was an entertainment. Konnikova does another take — ultimately as entertaining, and more helpful to the novice. The author wasn’t a player whe...

OLDSMAR — When Vincent Jackson appeared in the Oldsmar City Council Chambers building in August 2019, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers star literally stood out in the crowd. The 6-foot, 5-inch wide receiver, who played 12 seasons in the NFL, including five with the Bucs, struck an imposing figure, impeccably dressed and bowing to reach the microphone as a member of a group presenting a proposal for a development as part of the Oldsmar Town Center project. The three-time Pro Bowler had alrea...

Get Permission Following the hacking of a Florida water treatment plant, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning the operators of other plants to be on the lookout for hackers who exploit remote access software and outdated operating systems - and to take risk mitigation steps. But the advice applies to other organizations as well, some security experts say. The investigation into the breach of the water treatment facility in Oldsmar, Florida, continues. Local officials...