Virtual war a real threat
latimes: L.A.-based hacker Marc Maiffret was hired to probe network vulnerabilities in a large Southern California water system. It took his team one day to seize control of equipment that added chemical treatments to drinking water.
(Also, please file in the Annals of Aptronyms: The person who heads the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit is named Scott Borg.)
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
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