Report says water system pump destroyed by hacker via SCADA

Commenters cite lax security and equipment safety orocedures as contributing factors,

The consumer electronics and device web magazine Engadget is reporting that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security are investigating a case in which a public water system in Springfield, Ill., may have been targeted in a cyber-attack, possibly from foreign sources. 

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