Russian Hackers Target Water Supply

American Voices

November 22, 2011 | ISSUE 47•47

A water pump in Illinois was damaged when hackers took control of it earlier this month. What do you think?

"I wouldn't get too caught up in theories of deliberate sabotage. Water Pump Systems Control for Windows 95 contains tons of glitches."

Nathan Castle
Patch Finisher
Did they use the water pump's birthday to log in? You'd be surprised how often that works.

Quinn Stephens
Unemployed
Perhaps the tourism board should stop using ‘Illinois: Where Hacking Is Easy’ as its overseas marketing slogan.

Sam Meyer
Safety Deposit Supervisor

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05.25.12 | ISSUE 48•22

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A suspect in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, the first missing child to be put on a milk carton, was taken into custody.
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