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  • Hackers allegedly tried to poison Florida city’s water supply

    02/08/2021 5:01:50 PM PST · by dynachrome · 7 replies
    NY Post ^ | 2-8-21 | Tamar Lapin
    A hacker recently tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply, police announced Monday. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said someone remotely accessed a computer system that controls the City of Oldsmar’s water treatment facility on Friday. The unidentified person increased the amount of sodium hydroxide being distributed into the city’s drinking water to a “dangerous” level, Gualtieri said at a press conference. The chemical, also known as lye, is used in small amounts to control the water’s acidity — but can be deadly if ingested in large quantities. A worker at the plant immediately noticed the change and reversed...
  • Michigan .. Flint’s Mayor Hasn’t Bothered To Do Basic Tests Of Its Water For Lead

    08/21/2019 8:00:07 AM PDT · by george76 · 25 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation ^ | August 20, 2019 | Luke Rosiak
    ‘Violation’: Michigan Says The City Of Flint’s Mayor Hasn’t Bothered To Do Basic Tests Of Its Water For Lead.. ( Full title). ... Michigan’s environmental agency said Flint has failed to do basic testing of its water and ignored a previous warning. It slammed the city for blocking contractors from using “hydrovac,” the cheapest and least-disruptive technology for testing lines. The prohibition was widely viewed as intended to steer contracts to a politically connected firm that lacked the proper equipment, at the expense of residents. National Democratic candidates have used Flint to criticize Republicans and environmental policies. Mayor Karen Weaver’s...