Get the real truth...watch 60 minutes ;). They ran a piece on this Sunday. -----Original Message----- From: funsec-boun...@linuxbox.org [mailto:funsec-boun...@linuxbox.org] On Behalf Of Paul M Moriarty Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:58 AM To: Drsolly Cc: funsec; valdis.kletni...@vt.edu Subject: Re: [funsec] Foul
According to US intelligence sources that wish to remain anonymous, it was hackers that set the fires that caused the soot to accumulate on the insulators. Something to do with insufficient cooling for their giant brains, Some also speculate that this heat buildup was responsible in part for the reduced rainfall in recent months. On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:41 PM, Drsolly wrote: > Yes, but it was hackers that did the poor maintenance. > > On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: > >> On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:30:27 PST, Robert Graham said: >> >>> The thing is, though, we are in far greater danger from accidental >>> failures, >>> or from the Chinese/AlQaeda strategically placing bombs on the grid. >> >> This just in: The hackers that took out the Brazilian power grid? >> Turns out >> it was a poorly maintained insulator: >> >> http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/brazil_blackout/ >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. Protected by Websense Hosted Email Security -- www.websense.com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
