Tuesday, 13. December 2011
Topic: SECURITY - on December 13, 2011 at 3:29:00 PM CET
FBI says hackers hit key services in three US cities
The infrastructure systems of three US cities have been attacked, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At a recent cybersecurity conference, Michael Welch, deputy assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, said hackers had accessed crucial water and power services.
The hackers could theoretically have dumped sewage into a lake or shut off the power to a shopping mall, he said.
Industrial control systems are becoming an increasing target for hackers.
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