Ocala Post - Florida sheriff says someone "hacked" into water system in attempt to contaminate the drinking water
Florida — Authorities say an attempt to contaminate the city of Oldsmar’s water treatment facility in Florida with sodium hydroxide was foiled despite a hacker gaining remote access to the local water treatment plant’s computer system. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference on Monday that a plant worker at the treatment facility first noticed unusual activity with its computer system at 8 a.m. on Friday. A few hours later, at approximately 1:30 p.m., a hacker accessed the system again. This time taking control of the mouse and opening software that controls ...