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Hacker Tries to Poison Water At Florida Treatment Plant

A hacker boosted the amount of lye to be added to the water at a Florida treatment plant to hazardous levels, authorities have announced. So reports NBC News.

cross 296395 640The plant supervisors spotted the change and fixed it prior to any potential harm being done.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said that the identity of the hacker who broke into the Oldsmar water treatment facility’s software is unknown.

Read the full article from NBC News.

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