Re: east coast powergrid / SCADA [OT?]

[-SIMON- <simon () snosoft com>]

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Gml,
   You might want to re-consider that statment.  There are many obvious 
critical "things" connected to the internet that affect our lives.  The 
lack of realization of that is why security is such a big issue.  "Ohh 
that won't affect me"...  "where'd my bank account go?"

Ignorance is bliss until someone with knowledge takes advantage of you.


gml wrote:

> I can't image that anything really important would be connected to the
> internet.  Then again who knows right.
>
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> From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com
> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of
> RMcElroy () mbe com
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:41 PM
> To: scheidell () secnap net; tetsujin () comcast net
> Cc: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] east coast powergrid / SCADA [OT?]
>
> At least on the west coast they do not, I think the requirements of the
> systems are way out of Microsoft's range. Lot's and Lot's of Unix
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Scheidell [mailto:scheidell () secnap net] 
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 11:36 AM
> To: tetsujin
> Cc: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] east coast powergrid / SCADA [OT?]
>
>
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> > Paller said it is "highly unlikely" that the process control computers
> >    
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> > behind critical infrastructure like power in the United States would 
> > run on the Windows operating system.
> >    
>
> well, ONTARIO HYDRO does seem to have SOME windoes boxes.. at least here
> is one that appears to have been infected with slammer:
>
> http://www.hackertrap.net/LID.pl?IID=39335068
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> (Aug 9th through the 12th?)
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