Cyber-Kinetic
Cyber-Kinetic Incidents Timeline
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Targeted Attack – Texas Power Company Hack
A fired employee hacked the system to cripple power forecasting systems, but could have used his access to inflict massive damage.
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Targeted Attack – Turkish Oil Pipeline Rupture
Pipeline rupture cut off oil supplies to the nation of Georgia at a time when political tensions between Russia and Georgia were high, leading to suspicion of a Russian attack.
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Targeted Attack – Pacific Energy Resources Hack
A contractor compromised multiple systems and impaired operations in revenge for not being offered a permanent position. Fortunately, little damage was done.
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Targeted Attack – Internet Attack on Epileptics
A hacktivist group hacked the website of the Epilepsy Foundation and inserted graphics designed to trigger migraines or seizures in epileptic patient.
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Targeted Attack – Lodz, Poland, Tram Hack
A teen’s hack of the tram system escalated to the point where a dozen passengers were injured, making this the first cyber-kinetic attack to result in human injury.
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Malfunction – Hatch Nuclear Power Plant
Glitches in a software update provided erroneous readings of water levels that triggered a plant shutdown.
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Targeted Attack – Los Angeles Traffic System Attack
Two city employees caused traffic lights to malfunction, snarling traffic, in an attempt to pressure the city to accept union bargaining demands.
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Untargeted Attack – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Water Filtration Plant Hack
A hacker gained control of sensitive systems but, fortunately, did not realize what he had gained control of. He used the network that controlled the systems merely to send spam emails.
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Malfunction – Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Excessive traffic on ICS systems caused two circulation pumps to fail.
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Malfunction – Taum Sauk Dam Failure
Discrepancies between pressure gauges at the dam and at the remote monitoring facility led to the release of a billion gallons of water, destroying 281 acres of state park land.
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Untargeted Attack – Worm Cripples Industrial Plants
A worm left workers idle at Daimler-Chrysler, Caterpillar and Boeing plants while IT staffs patched infected Windows systems.
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Collateral Damage – Worm Cripples CSX Transport System
A worm shut down rail and commuter transport for 12 hours on the U.S. East Coast.
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Untargeted Attack – Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant Worm
A worm entered the power plant’s network through a T1 line between a contractor and the plant that the plant’s staff didn’t know existed. Critical systems were unavailable for five hours but, fortunately, the plant at that time was shut…
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Targeted Attack – Maroochy Shire Wastewater Plant Compromised
A disgruntled contract worker released 264,000 liters of raw sewage around the township in revenge for not being offered a permanent position with the facility.
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Malfunction – Bellingham, Washington, Pipeline Rupture
Poor programming practices led to a pressure buildup and subsequent explosion that killed three people, injured eight others and released a quarter-million gallon of gasoline.
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