On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Jacob Appelbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
Yep. Pretty sure it was early 1990 they were arrested, and a few years later they were sentenced. _______________________________________________ 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.
