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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Researchers release new exploits to hijack critical
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Researchers release new exploits to hijack critical infrastructure
http://j.mp/HkY8aK (ars technica)
"Researchers have released two new exploits that attack common design
vulnerabilities in a computer component used to control critical
infrastructure, such as refineries and factories."
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This again points out the fact that what's really needed are basic
security systems for SCADA, et al., not the government's nightmarish
wet dream of vast, intrusive cybersecurity legislation and government
monitoring regimes.
--Lauren--
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