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A vulnerability has been reported in Invision Power Board, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browse read more »
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http://cryptome.org/hack-power.htmhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/coldwarcomms/message/12951To: coldwarcomms@privateFrom:Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 10:40:46 -0800 (PST)Subject: [coldwarcomms] Re: Terrorists hacking power systems [was RE: Genset from AT&T siteHello All:I need to weigh in here. Address a couple points. Sorry this is not so much comms related. Somehow I missed "the" video, could someone point me to it. [Video]- I am a Chief Powerplant Operator at a mainstem Columbia River dam, in the read more »
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A vulnerability has been reported in Invision Power Board, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your brows read more »
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Cracking a power company network and gaining access that could shut down the grid is simple, a security expert told an RSA audience, and he has done so in less than a day. read more »
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poplix has reported some vulnerabilities in Parallels VZPP, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updat read more »
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Wonderware scareSecurity watchers warn of a rare vulnerability involving software used to control industrial systems. A denial of service vulnerability in monitoring software from Invensys poses a severe risk to the factories and utilities running its Wonderware subsidiary's InTouch SuiteLink application.… read more »
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/20/AR2008052002354.htmlBy Brian Krebswashingtonpost.com Staff WriterMay 21, 2008The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation's largest public power company, is vulnerable to cyber attacks that could sabotage critical systems that provide electricity to more than 8.7 million people, according to a Government Accountability Office report to be released today.The report was requested by a House Homeland Security panel on cyber security, which is read more »
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http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080523/108202288.html23/05/2008MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - Hackers attacked Russian nuclear power websites that allow users to check radiation background amid false rumors of a nuclear accident in northwest Russia, a nuclear industry official said on Friday.On Tuesday and Wednesday, several Internet forums carried reports of radioactive emissions from the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant near St. Petersburg, and of a planned evacuation of local residents.A spokesman for the Rosat read more »
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http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/05/22/cyberwar-breach-government-tech-security_cx_ag_0521cyber.htmlBy Andy GreenbergForbes.com05.22.08Last June, the Department of Homeland Security leaked a video documenting a disturbing experiment. Using only digital means, researchers hacked into a power plant's generator and caused it to cough and shake before shutting down in a cloud of black smoke.That clip, demonstrating what has since become known as the Aurora vulnerability, served as a wake-up call for regul read more »
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Power Audio CD Grabber, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browser read more »
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