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c/world · by DamnianWayne@lemmy.world · 63d

Russian group hacked Quebec water treatment plant, gained access to control pumps and chlorine dosing: CSE

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/russian-group-hacked-quebec-water-080005964.html

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9 Comments

UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 63d (8 replies)

Fucking Russia. Why can't they just not be cunts for a change?

alapakala@quokk.au · 6 pts · 63d (6 replies)

Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 63d (5 replies)

Most new systems are IP based and require multi site communication for basically everything, so don't blame Quebec they use the same systems the rest of the country uses. Ie OPG has a job posting mentioning NERC CIP

https://jobs.opg.com/job/Oshawa-Cyber-Security-Specialist-ON-L1H-8W8/603890717/

https://www.hydroquebec.com/reliability-coordinator/standards.html

"Blame Quebec" is lazy. Russia using a target that won't reasonably retaliate as a test is likely. Québec might have been the first instance this penetration was detected as well, this should trigger audits in the rest of the country.

alapakala@quokk.au · 1 pts · 63d (4 replies)

systems are IP based

…

Russia using a target

Russian group hacked

should trigger audits

I’m glad there are folks with positive outlooks still alive.

lightsblinken@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 63d (2 replies)

not sure your point. just about every OT system you can think of is connected so it can be managed. feel like OP was just pointing that out?

iocase@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 63d

My org tried to avoid this by not having devices connect to USB or any other wifi except your corporate phone which is locked down. Our system won't connect outside of the LAN so you would need to compromise the corporate phone or steal one or something, or otherwise compromise the VPN somehow I guess? I'm not in security so idk too many of the details.

Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 63d

Buddy thinks government spying agencies don't manipulate organised crime groups or something, which is weird since he posted an article about a group that is backed by a government, as stated in that same article.

Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 63d

NoName is a cybercriminal group financially backed by the Russian government

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cecilkorik@piefed.ca · 5 pts · 63d

They can just not be cunts, once they're fully defeated and regime changed and nation-built back into a civilized country. A man can dream, anyway.