US Warns of Problems In Chinese SCADA Software 95
alphadogg writes "Two vulnerabilities found in industrial control system software made in China but used worldwide could be remotely exploited by attackers, according to a warning issued on Thursday (PDF) by the US Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team. The vulnerabilities were found in two products from Sunway ForceControl Technology, a Beijing-based company that develops SCADA software for a wide variety of industries, including defense, petrochemical, energy, water and manufacturing. Sunway's products are mostly used in China but also in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa, according to the agency's advisory. SCADA software has come under increasing attention from security researchers, as the software has often not undergone rigorous security audits despite its use to manage critical infrastructure or manufacturing processes. SCADA systems are increasingly connected to the Internet, which has opened up the possibility of hackers remotely breaking into the systems. Last year, researchers discovered a highly sophisticated worm called Stuxnet that was later found to target Siemens' WinCC industrial control software."
Anyone surprised? (Score:5, Informative)
I mean, there's a security flaw in the Siemens S7. Now let's all take a wild guess what the Chinese copied.
Re:Idiots (Score:4, Informative)
Yeah buy it from an American company...that outsourced the programming to China or India.
Re:I've said it before and I'll say it again (Score:5, Informative)
I didn't realize the source was sh*tty (i still have no idea who or what rense is) it happened to be the first 2 or so hits on Google. However this is established that Israel spies on the US just as much, if not more than anyone. If different sources make you feel better:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Franklin_espionage_scandal [wikipedia.org] http://www.alternet.org/world/130891/breaking_the_taboo_on_israel's_spying_efforts_on_the_united_states/ [alternet.org]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24256527/ns/us_news-security/t/american-charged-giving-secrets-israel/ [msn.com]
You could list *any* country here. No need to get your vagina's up in arms because someone said something bad about Israel. The point was China is just the next in a long line of countries spying. Now, it might be much worse given how much they make for the US.