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It’s an interesting question i was contemplating while writing the post, is it possible to cause damage by hacking the plants I work on? Exceeding conditions se
by rhodozelia 6y ago
It’s an interesting question i was contemplating while writing the post, is it possible to cause damage by hacking the plants I work on? Exceeding conditions set forth in Environmental certificates, yes, destroying the machinery ... would be possible only because some modern equipment is used and connected to the network, if the Ethernet ports on the devices containing the sync-checks were disconnected, or an older dumb device where any setting adjustments are made with a screwdriver, then it wouldn’t be possible to damage about half of the plants. The other half with oil pumps you could cause some significant damage by telling it the oil pump is running when it is not and suppressing all the bearing temperature protection.
I wonder what if any cyber security requirements are imposed by their insurance companies.
- wahern 6y ago> would be possible only because some modern equipment is used and connected to the network [...] containing the sync-checks "How 30 Lines of Code Blew Up a 27-Ton Generator: A secret experiment in 2007 proved that hackers could devastate power grid equipment beyond repair—with a file no bigger than a gif": https://www.wired.com/story/how-30-lines-of-code-blew-up-27-ton-generator/ https://www.wired.com/story/how-30-lines-of-code-blew-up-27-... YouTube video of demonstration: https://youtu.be/LM8kLaJ2NDU https://youtu.be/LM8kLaJ2NDU
- mtsr 6y agoBut you’re forgetting second order damage. What if somebody takes out a large enough fraction of power plants in the middle of winter? Or in the middle of a heat wave in Texas? Casualties could be rather significant if the plants can’t be restored in time.