A report that foreign hackers have repeatedly penetrated the U.S. power grid computer network has delivered a loud wake-up call. Cyber-spies from countries including China and Russia have breached the electrical infrastructure’s computer network and left software tools behind that would have allowed them to control or destroy infrastructure components, according to the report. The breaches also involved water, sewage and other infrastructure systems.
Hate to be a spoilsport, but these overly vague, thinly sourced, "the sky is falling" PR/propaganda accounts have been circulating for a few days, courtesy of an office in the Pentagon plumbing for big-budget funding from Congress. To be credible , details other than bald assertions are required. Reporting other than copy-and-paste of Pentagon PR handouts would be a pleasant change. Call it journalistic responsibily.
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Cyber-Hackers Could Cripple US Power Grid Network
Posted by: Jack M. Germain April 8, 2009 02:27 PMA report that foreign hackers have repeatedly penetrated the U.S. power grid computer network has delivered a loud wake-up call. Cyber-spies from countries including China and Russia have breached the electrical infrastructure’s computer network and left software tools behind that would have allowed them to control or destroy infrastructure components, according to the report. The breaches also involved water, sewage and other infrastructure systems.