(CNN) – A computer pirate obtains access to the oldsmar water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, fires and intends to increase sodium hydroxide levels, commonly known as leech, in the city water, to drive the authorities, giving miles to people in risk avenue.
The incident took place the firefighters when an operator recorded the intrusion and observed the computer pirate accessing the remote system. The hacker adjusted the sodium hydroxide level to more than 100 times its normal levels, according to Pinellas’ cobbler, Bob Gualtieri.
The system operator immediately reduces the level. At the moment, there is a significant adverse effect on the city water and public sector summit, no matter what, Gualtieri said. If the infraction is uncorrected by algae at the local, national or inclusive level of the United States.
“It’s a shame that it’s a treat, as it appears on the surface, to do something bad. It’s a malicious act. He’s a malvado actor », says Gualtieri. “It’s not just ‘Oh, we’re giving a little bit of chlorine, a little bit of fluoride, or a little bit of algae’, we’m basically talking about a leech that is 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million.”
The Pinellas County Sheriff, Bob Gualtieri, held a press conference on February 8, 2021 to address the illegal intrusion into the Oldsmar City Water Treatment System.
The temporary intervention prevented the attack from having serious consequences, said Robert M. Lee, executive director of Dragos Inc., an industrial cyber security firm. But, dijo, this type of attack is precisely what mantiene despires to the experts of the industry at night.
“It’s not particularly sophisticated, but it’s exactly what preoccupies the people and, like one of the few examples of algae that intents last for the people, is a major problem for that reason,” Lee said.
Gualtieri said that the water was late between 24 and 36 hours in the system and that there were several announcements that the haberdas had been warned that the levels had been destroyed as long as they were sued. The city has taken steps to prevent a mayor from gaining access to the system.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI and the Secret Service are investigating the attack, said Gualtieri. The FBI Tampa is working with the Oldsmar and the Sheriff’s Office of the Condell de Pinellas, offering recourse and assistance in investigating this incident.
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Sodium hydroxide, also known as leech, is the main ingredient in liquid drainage, Dijo Gualtieri.
Sodium hydroxide poisoning symptoms include difficulty breathing, inflammation of the pulmonary glands, inflammation of the esophagus, esophageal and esophageal sphincter, abdominal ulcer pain, loss of viscous and lateral arterial pressure. Florida.
The effects on the large space of the dependence depend on how quickly it neutralizes or neutralizes the vein in the system. The day in the esophagus and the esophagus can continue indefinitely during various weeks after the venous ingestion. Death can happen almost once I have it.
If the increase in levels in Oldsmar Habria provoked some of these symptoms.
Oldsmar, a city of about 15,000 people in the Pinellas area, is located 27 km east of Tampa.
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