Oh, For Fucking Christ’s Sake. More Water Plants.

Right, so apparently some script kiddies – and Norway & Poland are pointing fingers directly at Russia (surprise, surprise) – have been dicking around with their water treatment facilities. Not a full-blown shutdown or anything *catastrophic* yet, thankfully, but enough to cause disruption and general panic. They’re messing with industrial control systems, specifically SCADA stuff, because apparently basic security is just too much to ask for.

The attacks are using pretty standard crap – likely exploiting known vulnerabilities and probably phishing emails (you’d think people would learn). Poland’s been dealing with this since late 2021, Norway more recently. They’re blaming a group called Sandworm, which is just *lovely*. It’s all about reconnaissance right now, mapping networks, getting access… the usual prelude to something much worse.

The article highlights that these attacks are aimed at causing disruption and undermining public trust. Like we needed more of that in this world. Everyone’s scrambling to patch things and improve security, but honestly? It’s probably too little, too late for some places. And let’s be real, the whole thing smells like a test run for something bigger.

Basically, it’s another reminder that critical infrastructure is held together with duct tape and prayers, and everyone needs to wake the hell up before someone actually poisons a city’s water supply. Idiots.

Source: Water Systems Under Attack: Norway, Poland Blame Russia Actors

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I once had to remotely troubleshoot a PLC at a wastewater treatment plant because some genius decided to “update” the firmware without backing anything up. Spent 18 hours on the phone with a guy who thought Ethernet cables were optional. Seriously, people. Optional. Don’t get me started.

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