While republicans are busy gaslighting and fear mongering about imaginary threats, they ignore real threats that may make us vulnerable. On a similar note, there was a report a few weeks ago about a hacker trying to poison the water supply in FL. That is frightening.
This hacker was unsuccessful, but what if this is a test run? Are we prepared for AI warfare that may be able to take control of water supplies? Electrical Grids?
I shudder to think of the possibilities. Meanwhile " leaders" are spreading bullshit conspiracies.
AROUND 8 AM on Friday morning, an employee of a water treatment plant in the 15,000-person city of Oldsmar, Florida, noticed that his mouse cursor was moving strangely on his computer screen, out of his control, as local police would later tell it. Initially, he wasn't concerned; the plant used the remote-access software TeamViewer to allow staff to share screens and troubleshoot IT issues, and his boss often connected to his computer to monitor the facility's systems.
But a few hours later, police say, the plant operator noticed his mouse moving out of his control again. This time there would be no illusion of benign monitoring from a supervisor or IT person. The cursor began clicking through the water treatment plant's controls. Within seconds, the intruder was attempting to change the water supply's levels of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye or caustic soda, moving the setting from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million. In low concentrations the corrosive chemical regulates the PH level of potable water. At high levels, it severely damages any human tissue it touches.
[link:https://www.wired.com/story/oldsmar-florida-water-utility-hack/|
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