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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 his computer screen, opening various software functions that control the water being treated. The intruder boosted the level of sodium hydroxide or lye in the water supply to 100 times higher than normal.
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OLDSMAR â The city of Oldsmar became world renowned for all the wrong reasons after the North Pinellas communityâs water treatment plant suffered a software breach over Super Bowl weekend.
The Feb. 5 hack, which investigators said involved an unknown party accessing the facilityâs 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 nationâs infrastructure system.
Officials said the breach attempted to raise the level of sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye, in the water supply to dangerous levels. It was spotted by a plant worker, who notified a supervisor who subsequently called the Pinellas County Sheriffâs Office, leading some to praise the alert employee.
Florida corrections officer killed in crash in Indian Rocks Beach
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INDIAN ROCKS, Fla. â A Florida corrections officer was killed in a crash in Indian Rocks early Monday morning, officials said.
The Pinellas County Sheriff s Office said on Monday around 3:30 a.m., deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Indian Rocks Bridge.
Investigators said deputies arrived on the scene and found an overturned Ford F-250 with 44-year-old Miguel Gonzalez near the vehicle. Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene.