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Re: OT: Traffic Light Control (was Re: First real-world SCADA attack in US)


From: Bryan Fields <Bryan () bryanfields net>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:14:34 -0500

On 11/22/2011 23:29, Jay Hennigan wrote:
But, an external cracker even with full access won't be able to cause a
conflict.  Massive traffic jams by messing with the timing, short or
long cycles, etc. but not a conflict.

So really all a hacker needs is a pair of dykes, some electrical tape, and an
all black jumpsuit.  At 3 am pry open the box and go to work.  Bet if they
trained at it they could be done in under 5 min.

Thank god it's so much easier to just shoot the lights out if you want to be a
vandal.

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