Experts Hack Power Grid in Less Than a Day

bednarz writes "Cracking a power company network and gaining access that could shut down the grid is simple, a security expert told an RSA audience, and he has done so in less than a day. Ira Winkler, a penetration-testing consultant, says he and a team of other experts took a day to set up attack tools they needed then launched their attack, which paired social engineering with corrupting browsers on a power company's desktops. By the end of a full day of the attack, they had taken over several machines at the unnamed power company, giving the team the ability to hack into the control network overseeing power production and distribution."

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:I hate the term "Social Engineering"

[zoukaikai]

What's wrong with the good old fashioned "lying" or "scamming"? Fucking con-artists trying to sound legit.

It's "social engineering" if you fell for it.

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Re:I'm Shocked!

[QuantumG]

Here's a Slashdot tip for ya. Whenever you see a post that you don't know why it is moderated up, look at what it is in reply to. In this case, my post was modded up for pointing out the obvious to someone who is clearly oblivious.