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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On Feb. 16, less than two weeks after a mysterious attacker made headlines around the world by hacking a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, and nearly generating a mass poisoning, the city’s mayor declared victory. “This is a success story,” Mayor Eric Seidel told the City Council in Oldsmar, a Tampa suburb of 15,000, after acknowledging “some deficiencies.” As he put it, “our protocols, monitoring protocols, worked. Our staff execute...
Table of Contents 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 int...
OLDSMAR â With two candidates vying for a single council seat, Oldsmarâs 2021 municipal election didnât boast the juice of a mayoral race or the buzz generated by a multi-seat, multi-candidate showdown. But by the time the final votes were tallied March 9, the Seat 1 contest between political newcomers Pamela Settle and Steve Graber wound up being one of the closest in the cityâs history. According to unofficial results from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, Graber led Settle by just eight votes, 1,040-1,032, the morning after Election Day, a margin so n...
Utilities should update software, provide training and assess what software and hardware they use -- as well as their cyber-physical vulnerabilities.