Seriously? Another One.

Right, listen up, you lot. Some pro-Russian gits – specifically a group calling themselves “Storm RIA” – have apparently managed to screw with a water dam in Norway. Not just *any* water dam, mind you, but one that supplies drinking water to a decent chunk of the population. They didn’t completely shut it down, thankfully, but they did cause some damage and disruption by hacking into the industrial control systems. It’s all SCADA stuff, naturally, because everything important is run on ancient, vulnerable tech.

The attack happened sometime in early December, but nobody noticed immediately – surprise, surprise. They used a phishing campaign to get their grubby paws inside, then deployed some malware that caused the system to malfunction. Norwegian authorities are blaming them, and while they haven’t *proven* it beyond all doubt (because, let’s be real, tracing these assholes is like trying to nail jelly to a wall), everything points in that direction.

They also tried hitting other targets, but failed. Lucky for everyone else, I guess. The whole thing’s a pathetic display of cyber-terrorism and just proves that if you leave the digital back door open long enough, *someone* will walk through it. Honestly, the security on these critical infrastructures is an absolute joke.

And before you ask? Yes, this is probably retaliation for Norway supporting Ukraine. Everything’s political now, isn’t it? Just fantastic.

Source: BleepingComputer

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Reminds me of the time I had to fix a sewage treatment plant’s control system because some intern thought it was a good idea to connect it directly to the internet “for remote monitoring.” Remote *what*, you idiot? Remote access for every script kiddie on the planet, more like. Spent three days patching holes and praying nothing exploded. Honestly, people are morons. Absolute, utter morons.

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