Thousands of SCADA Devices Discovered On the Open Internet 141
Trailrunner7 writes with news of the continuing poor state of security for industrial control systems. From the article: "Never underestimate what you can do with a healthy list of advanced operator search terms and a beer budget. That's mostly what comprises the arsenal of two critical infrastructure protection specialists who have spent close to nine months trying to paint a picture of the number of Internet-facing devices linked to critical infrastructure in the United States. It's not a pretty picture. The duo ... have with some help from the Department of Homeland Security (PDF) pared down an initial list of 500,000 devices to 7,200, many of which contain online login interfaces with little more than a default password standing between an attacker and potential havoc. DHS has done outreach to the affected asset owners, yet these tides turn slowly and progress has been slow in remedying many of those weaknesses. ...The pair found not only devices used for critical infrastructure such as energy, water and other utilities, but also SCADA devices for HVAC systems, building automation control systems, large mining trucks, traffic control systems, red-light cameras and even crematoriums."
Red light cameras? (Score:4, Funny)
So... how do I find the red light cameras?
Sounds like this could be fun!
Re:Give them a kick up the ass (Score:3, Funny)
I'd just set the furnace at the crematorium from "Original Recipe" to "Extra Crispy".
No worries guys. (Score:5, Funny)
Hey guys, no worries, I went in and changed the passwords.
USA USA USA
Was I the only one? (Score:4, Funny)
When I read; large mining trucks I immediately thought how awesome it would be for geeks to take them over via SCADA devices.
Wow, the large dirt hill fights you could have. The swimming pools of snobby rich people, mysteriously filled in. Monster truck rallies interrupted by attacks of 7 story Mega Monster Trucks. The sheer coolness of surrounding WalMarts with huge walls of landfill waste.
"I'm down here at city hall, and it's absolute mayhem. A large truck, bigger than the building in front of me, is now rolling over all the toll booths, after dumping a huge pile of what must be a mouton of coal on the doorstep of Matty Moroun's estate."