RE: east coast powergrid / SCADA [OT?]

["gml" <gml () phrick net>]

I can't image that anything really important would be connected to the
internet.  Then again who knows right.

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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

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From: Michael Scheidell [mailto:scheidell () secnap net] 
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 11:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] east coast powergrid / SCADA [OT?]


> Paller said it is "highly unlikely" that the process control computers

> 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

(Aug 9th through the 12th?)


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