This is what Joe Biden’s proposed plan on rebuilding America’s infrastructure should address, instead of “climate change”.
Courtney Teague reports for Patch.com, June 18, 2021, that the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and National Security Agency recommended in July 2020 that operators of critical infrastructure take immediate action to safeguard against “foreign powers attempting to do harm to U.S. interests or retaliate for perceived U.S. aggression,” because more and more companies are shifting to remote operations and monitoring, outsource operations, and a decentralized workforce.
Already, two water treatment plants have experienced hackers trying to poison the water:
- NBC Bay Area reports that in January, 2021, the FBI investigated a hacker’s attempt to poison an unnamed San Francisco Bay Area water treatment plant. The hacker knew the username and password of a former employee’s TeamViewer account, which allowed them to remotely obtain access to the plant’s computers. The hacker deleted computer programs used to treat drinking water. The plant discovered it had been hacked the next day, then reinstalled the water treatment programs and changed its passwords. There were no reports of anyone being sickened by the water. NBC’s report marked the first time this incident was made public.
- The Washington Post reports that the same method was used in February, when an Oldsmar, Florida water plant operator watched as his computer mouse moved around his screen and opened programs, eventually raising the levels of sodium hydroxide, or lye, by more than 100 fold to a level that could cause illness and corrode pipes. As in the California water treatment plants, the hacker also used TeamViewer to gain access to the Florida employee’s screen. Fortunately, the employee quickly reversed the lye levels and water quality was not significantly impacted. Nobody was sickened.
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