Les Bell wrote: > [email protected] wrote: > > While it's nice that we have attention there, the fact that there is little > or no attention in all of the other vulnerable sectors is a problem itself. > << > > Personally, I don't mind sitting in the dark - if the power fails, I have > UPS, etc. anyway. But a backed-up sewer would give me ... would give me ... > well, let's just say I wouldn't enjoy it much. > > One of the (if not the) first prosecutions of a hacker in Australia was > that of Vitek Boden, who - back in March/April 2000 - modified telemetry > data used by a sewage treatment plant operated by Maroochydore Shire > Council, in Queensland. This caused millions of litres of raw sewage to be > pumped into local waterways, parks and even a 5-star resort. Boden was > sentenced to two years imprisonment. > > Disruption of SCADA systems can be really unpleasant. >
Uh, wasn't the book Underground about hackers arrested in Australia during the 80s and early 90s? It seems that Vitek was far from the first prosecutions of a hacker in Australia. Best, Jacob
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