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Two days before Superbowl LV in Tampa in early February, someone hacked into a water treatment plant in nearby Pinellas County and tried to poison Florida’s water supply. The unknown attacker used a password to break into the remote access software platform that controls the plant and adjusted the level of sodium hydroxide to more than 100 times normal levels – an act that would have had catastrophic consequences had a sharp-eyed operator not spotted the move and re-adjusted the chemical levels.
American investigators were contacted by Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, which has experience with water facility attacks, after a similar incident in 2020 that the NCD’s director said was “a changing point in the history of cyber warfare.” He noted that the attack against Israel was not accompanied by a ransom demand, suggesting it was not the work of cyber-criminals.
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Activists call for reforms to reduce Hillsboroughâs juvenile arrests
Too many kids are getting arrested, according to the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality. Local officials agree, but differ on how to address the issue.
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Teenagers listen to a guest speaker at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Detention Center East. A group called Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality is pushing county officials to create a secondary review process to divert more eligible juveniles into the county s arrest avoidance program. [ Times ]
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Suspect arrested following five-hour standoff in Gulfport
By FOX 13 News Staff
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Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff s Office
GULFPORT, Fla. - Police arrested Kyle South, 34, after he allegedly fired several gunshots into a Gulfport home and then barricaded himself and refused to exit, according to the Gulfport Police Department.
Police say officers were called to a home at 1208 55th Street South Friday night for a report of an armed person.
The victim called 911 and said South fired several rounds into their home.
The Pinellas County Sheriff s Office SWAT team was called to assist after South barricaded himself and refused to exit.