U.S.: Disgruntled hacker claims he broke a bunch of wind turbines
- Here comes my revenge for illegitimate firing from Florida Power & Light Company… ain’t nothing you can do with it, since your electricity is turned off !!!
- An anonymous hacker named “Bgr R.” • Claiming that he reportedly managed to break a Florida wind-turbine system with the ability to create 200 megawatts of energy. While it’s not clear that he was actually able to damage the turbines, owned by Florida Power & Light subsidiary NextEra Energy Resources, he did provide screenshots of the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems that appeared legitimate. “I want people to know about them and how they really work on SCADA security,” he said in an e-mail interview. One of the key points he showed from the screenshots: The plant’s router password was the ultra-secure “cisco.” Ouch. If this isn’t a hoax, someone’s got a bunch of giant fans to deal with tomorrow morning. source