A bunch of hackers gained distant entry to a hydroelectric dam’s management methods in Norway and totally opened a drainage valve, releasing a considerable amount of water.
For 4 hours it went unnoticed.
This wasn’t a hacker’s prank. This was a crucial piece of infrastructure being remotely manipulated by an unauthorised get together.
Particulars thus far are sparse, however it could not be a shock if we discovered the issue was compounded by lax password safety.
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