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U.S. Minerals admits to exposing employees to arsenic at Anaconda plant

MISSOULA — U.S. Minerals on Monday pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to exposing employees to elevated levels of arsenic at its Anaconda facility, a misdemeanor violation of the Clean

U.S. Minerals admits to exposing employees to arsenic

A corporation accused of exposing employees to elevated levels of arsenic at its Anaconda facility admitted Monday to violating the Clean Air Act.

Two Senior Managers in Italy Charged with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests and Defraud U.S. Consumers

Two Senior Managers in Italy Charged with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests and Defraud U.S. Consumers Details Written by IVN Detroit, Michigan - An indictment was unsealed Tuesday in the Eastern District of Michigan charging two Italian nationals, along with a previously charged co-conspirator, for their alleged role in a conspiracy to defraud U.S. regulators and customers by making false and misleading statements about the emissions controls and fuel efficiency of more than 100,000 diesel vehicles sold in the United States by FCA US LLC. According to court documents, Sergio Pasini, 43, of Ferrera, Italy, and Gianluca Sabbioni, 55, of Sala Bolognese, Italy, two senior diesel managers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Italy S.p.A. (FCA Italy), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis N.V. — along with a previously charged co-conspirator, Emanuele Palma, 42, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan — were responsible for developing and calibrating the 3.0-liter diesel engine used in certain FCA diesel vehicles. Their responsibilities included calibrating several software features in the vehicles’ emissions control systems to meet emissions standards for nitrogen oxides (NOx), a family of poisonous gases that are formed when diesel fuels are burned at high temperatures, while also achieving best-in-class fuel efficiency targets set by FCA US LLC.

US Department Of Justice: Two Senior Managers In Italy Charged With Conspiracy To Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests And Defraud U.S. Consumers

US Department Of Justice: Two Senior Managers In Italy Charged With Conspiracy To Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests And Defraud U.S. Consumers Date 20/04/2021 An indictment was unsealed today in the Eastern District of Michigan charging two Italian nationals, along with a previously charged co-conspirator, for their alleged role in a conspiracy to defraud U.S. regulators and customers by making false and misleading statements about the emissions controls and fuel efficiency of more than 100,000 diesel vehicles sold in the United States by FCA US LLC. According to court documents, Sergio Pasini, 43, of Ferrera, Italy, and Gianluca Sabbioni, 55, of Sala Bolognese, Italy, two senior diesel managers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Italy S.p.A. (FCA Italy), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis N.V. — along with a previously charged co-conspirator, Emanuele Palma, 42, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan — were responsible for developing and calibrating the 3.0-liter diesel engine used in certain FCA diesel vehicles. Their responsibilities included calibrating several software features in the vehicles’ emissions control systems to meet emissions standards for nitrogen oxides (NOx), a family of poisonous gases that are formed when diesel fuels are burned at high temperatures, while also achieving best-in-class fuel efficiency targets set by FCA US LLC.

Ex-Employee Remotely Hacks Kansas Water Treatment Plant

Ex-Employee Remotely Hacks Kansas Water Treatment Plant A former employee of a water district plant in Ellsworth, Kan., allegedly logged in and attempted to tamper with the public drinking water system. This is just one of several recent hacks on water systems nationwide. Jonathan Shorman and Steve Vockrodt, The Kansas City Star   |   April 13, 2021   |  Analysis (TNS) — Wyatt Travnichek was just entering his 20s, but he had a vital job. After residents across eight central Kansas counties headed home for the night, Travnichek would keep watch — virtually — over the utility that supplied them with clean drinking water. As a worker at the Post Rock Rural Water District, headquartered in Ellsworth, he was periodically responsible for monitoring the plant after hours by remotely logging into its computer system. His duties lasted until he resigned in January 2019, the circumstances of which are unclear.

Kansas Grand Jury Indicts Hacker for Tampering With Public Water System

Kansas Grand Jury Indicts Hacker for Tampering With Public Water System Don't like to read? A federal grand jury indicted 22-year-old Wyatt Travnichek of Ellsworth County, Kansas, on March 31, 2021, over allegations that he tampered with a public water system. Travnichek was charged with one count of tampering with a public water system and one count of reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access. If convicted, he’ll face up to 25 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. The U.S. District Court of Kansas indictment stated Travnichek “accessed a protected computer without authorization,” then remotely logged on and “performed activities that shut down processes at the facility which affect the facility’s cleaning and disinfecting procedures.”

Another Cyber Attack Affecting Water Supply

04/09/2021 On March 27, 2019, the Post Rock Water District in Ellsworth, Kansas experienced a cyber security breach that threatened drinking water safety. The hacker was former employee Wyatt Travnichek, 22, who had worked at the plant from January 2018 until January 2019. Though Travnichek resigned, he remotely accessed one of a Post Rock Water District computer to shut down the cleaning and disinfecting procedures that make water potable. Travnichek was indicted on March 31, 2021 for tampering with a public water system and reckless damage to a protected computer which together carry a maximum sentence of 25 years and maximum fines of up to $500,000. During his employment, Travnichek accessed a computer off hours for plant monitoring purposes. However, his credentials were not revoked at the time of his departure.

Employee Indicted for Hacking Kansas Water Utility

Photo: Tony Gutierrez (AP) A federal grand jury is indicting a 22-year-old guy over accusations that he tampered with a public water system. Dude allegedly hacked into a computer system that controls a rural water utility in Ellsworth County, Kansas, then messing with the virtual processes that affect procedures for cleaning and disinfecting drinking water. Advertisement On March 31, Wyatt Travnichek was charged with one count of tampering with a public water system and one count of reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access. If convicted, he’ll face up to 25 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. The story is pretty wild. Travnichek actually worked at the water district, which services more than 1,500 retail customers and 10 wholesale customers in eight Kansas counties, from January 2018 to January 2019. Part of his role was to virtually monitor its water plant after hours by remotely log into the district’s computer system, so in a sense he was just doing his old job.

Employee Indicted for Hacking Kansas Water Utility and Trying to Shut Down Key Systems

Employee Indicted for Hacking Kansas Water Utility and Trying to Shut Down Key Systems Gizmodo 1 hr ago Dharna Noor © Photo: Tony Gutierrez (AP) As if we didn’t have enough risks to drinking water to manage. A federal grand jury is indicting a 22-year-old guy over accusations that he tampered with a public water system. Dude allegedly hacked into a computer system that controls a rural water utility in Ellsworth County, Kansas, then messing with the virtual processes that affect procedures for cleaning and disinfecting drinking water. On March 31, Wyatt Travnichek was charged with one count of tampering with a public water system and one count of reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access. If convicted, he’ll face up to 25 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.