http://www.itproportal.com/2014/04/04/security-flaws-could-give-hackers-control-of-power-plants-and-oil-rigs/
By Alex Hamilton
IT Pro Portal
04 Apr 2014
Power plants, oil rigs and refineries could be at risk from hackers, new
research shows, as there are vital bugs in their software that could allow
an outsider to gain remote access.
Around the world about 7,600 plants are using the vulnerable software that
could allow an attacker with the "lowest skill in hacking" to exploit
them.
The software, named Centum CS 3000, was first released to run on Windows
98 and is used to monitor and control the heavy machinery in many of the
globe's large industrial installations.
"We went from zero to total compromise," Juan Vasquez, from security firm
Rapid7, told the BBC.
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