Hacker targets water plant in South Houston, Texas

A hacker targets a water plant in South Houston following earlier news (later discounted) of an electronic attack on an Illinois water plant, reportedly to raise awareness of concerns over lax security for critical infrastructure. The breach occurs after the attackers hack into supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software used by the utility, and uses IP addresses that originated in Russia.

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