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Industrial Control Software Easily Hackable

Posted by Soulskill on from the raise-your-hand-if-you-are-surprised dept.

jfruh writes "CoDeSys, a piece of software running on industrial control systems from hundreds of vendors, has been revealed to be easily hackable by security researchers, giving rise to a scenario where computer hacking could cross the line into the physical world. Worse, many of these systems are unneccessarily connected to the Internet, which is a terrible, terrible idea."

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  1. Speaking of hacks... by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Okay, this is almost certainly a bug rather than a hack. But right now I seem to have unlimited mod points here on Slashdot. It tells me I have 15 of them - but, no matter how much moderation I do, after each one I have "14 points left". Then when I go to a new page, I still have 15.

    What's funny is I am unable to find a good way to contact the Slashdot powers-that-be to report this.

    Good thing this isn't particularly important...

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  2. Industrial Manufacturing is changing by hypnobuddha · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    With the emergence of 3D Printers, rapid prototyping and the domestication/democratization of manufacturing, I don't think it's going to do so much harm. Manufacturing is undergoing a revolution. Many parts (and even burritos... Google that up to see what I mean) will be "printed out" at home. People won't give toys and dishes for Christmas, they'll gift the blueprints and some resins instead. Heavy Duty Industrial will remain somewhat the same, but not manufacturing as we think of it now.

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