Hackers Breach Treatment Plant, Try to Poison Water
Nefarious actors were able to briefly increase the amount of a caustic chemical in the town's water supply.
Source: manufacturing.net
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Nefarious actors were able to briefly increase the amount of a caustic chemical in the town's water supply.
Investigators said it wasn’t immediately clear where the attack came from, or whether the hacker was domestic or foreign. The FBI and Secret Service have joined the investigation.
A remote access program briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide, or lye.
Fortunately, a supervisor saw the chemical being tampered with and was able to intervene.