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In July 2020, citizens of Oldsmar, Florida, pointed out that they were being dramatically overcharged for their water use, which the city government said was due to a...

A hacker recently attempted to poison the water supply of Oldsmar, Florida, according to law enforcement in Pinellas County. 

A hacker breached a water treatment facility Friday in Oldsmar, Fla., and increased the sodium hydroxide levels by more than 100 fold, according to police.

‘Dangerous Stuff’: Hackers Tried to Poison Water Supply of Florida Town For years, cybersecurity experts have warned of attacks on small municipal systems. In Oldsmar, Fla., the levels of lye were changed and could have sickened residents. “This is dangerous stuff,” Sheriff Bob Gualtieri of Pinellas County said at a news conference Monday of hackers who remotely accessed the City of Oldsmar’s water supply system and changed the levels of lye.Credit...Pinellas County She...

A supervisor saw the chemical being tampered with – as a mouse controlled by the intruder moved across the screen changing settings – and intervened.

HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Feb 09, 2021 04:02 AM EST Federal investigators are currently hunting down the man behind the shocking Florida water hack where the perpetrator tried to poison the water supply of Pinellas County remotely through a computer hack. According to the authorities who are in the case, the breach was first noticed on Sunday by those who were monitoring the water plan in Oldsmar in Tampa Bay. Based on the investigations, the Florida water hack was being executed by a hacke...

Ross: Some things should never be plugged into the public internet February 9, 2021 at 8:54 am In this screen shot from a YouTube video posted by the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri speaks during a news conference as Oldsmar, Fla., Mayor Eric Seidel, left, listens, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Oldsmar, Fla. Authorities say a hacker gained access to Oldsmars water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to taint the water supply with a ca...

According to Reuters, someone gained remote access to TeamViewer on an employee’s computer at the facility in Oldsmar, Florida, located about 25 minutes north of Tampa, on...

'Clearly this idea that we can outsmart our enemies is no longer true. It's a fallacy and we have to really recalibrate and focus on defense. Otherwise we're just so screwed,' author and New York Times cybsecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth says.

"The hacker changed the sodium hydroxide from about 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.