Attempted Poisoning of Florida City’s Water Supply By Hacker

“The person who remotely accessed the system for about three to five minutes, opening various functions on the screen,” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during the press conference. “One of the functions opened by the person hacking into the system was one that controls the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water.”

Sodium hydroxide is commonly known as lye. It’s used in water supplies to bring up the pH and prevent pipe corrosion. If ingested in larger quantities, however, lye can cause severe corrosive burns to the throat, esophagus, and stomach sometimes leaving permanent damage. Lye can cause skin burns and damage to the eyes. When mixed with water, it releases fumes that can harm the lungs. If enough is ingested, it can lead to death.

rick1 wrote:Here's another article on the water hack that just came out:

https://www.local10.com/news/2021/02/09/sheriff-hacker-tried-to-taint-florida-citys-water-with-lye/

Dave58 wrote:

rick1 wrote:Here's another article on the water hack that just came out:

https://www.local10.com/news/2021/02/09/sheriff-hacker-tried-to-taint-florida-citys-water-with-lye/

This was just a practice run....

If you want to cripple a city you don't want to kill a lot of people you would need to make hundreds or maybe thousands of people very sick. By doing that you would place an enormous strain on all the city's resources....

Keep your heads on a swivel and stay vigilant who ever is doing this is getting braver

Just my thoughts

Dave58 wrote:...

This was just a practice run....
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Keep your heads on a swivel and stay vigilant who ever is doing this is getting braver

Just my thoughts