A group of hackers gained remote access to a hydroelectric dam’s control systems in Norway and fully opened a drainage valve, releasing a large amount of water.
For four hours it went unnoticed.
This wasn’t a hacker’s prank. This was a critical piece of infrastructure being remotely manipulated by an unauthorised party.
#Cybersecurity
https://www.nrk.no/vestland/atvarar-mot-sarbarheit_-hackarar-opna-damventil-i-bremanger-1.17449834