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A hacker remotely gained access to a Florida city's water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to fill the water supply with a potentially harmful chemical, authorities said.
A hacker gained entry to the system controlling the water treatment plant of a city of 15,000 people and tried to taint the water supply with a caustic chemical, police say.
A hacker gained unauthorised entry into a remote access software system shared by workers at a Florida city...
A hacker gained unauthorized entry to the system controlling the water treatment plant of a Florida city of 15,000 and tried to taint the water supply with a caustic chemical.
<p><span>(February 9, 2021) - A hacker gained entry to the system controlling the water treatment plant of a Florida city of 15,000 and tried to taint the water supply with a caustic chemical, exposing a danger cybersecurity experts say has grown as systems become both more computerized and accessible via the internet.</span></p>