March 31, 2008 - 11:59 UTC - Tags: security
CNN has an interesting story about some reasearchers that found they could destroy a power generator by hacking into it from the internet. The attack was staged, but this leaves some scary thoughts in my head in a "fire sale" (ref.
Die Hard 4.0/Live free or Die Hard) sort of way.
Video and the full story available here:
Staged cyber attack reveals vulnerability in power grid