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[ PRIVACY Forum ] No Virginia, hackers can't cause Hoover Dam flood
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Thu Feb 3 18:11:10 2011
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No Virginia, hackers can't cause Hoover Dam flood
http://bit.ly/hoHwuY (Wired)
"We are very concerned about an electronic control system that could
cause the floodgates to come open at the Hoover Dam and kill thousands
of people in the process," said Brandon Milhorn, staff director of the
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "That's a
significant concern."
...
"I'd like to point out that this is not a factual example because
Hoover Dam and important facilities like it are not connected to the
internet," [said] Peter Soeth, a spokesman for the bureau."
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