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Re: Foul


From: "Hubbard, Dan" <dhubbard () websense com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:59:31 -0800

Get the real truth...watch 60 minutes ;). They ran a piece on this Sunday.

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Paul M Moriarty
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:58 AM
To: Drsolly
Cc: funsec; Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Subject: Re: [funsec] Foul

According to US intelligence sources that wish to remain anonymous, it  
was hackers that set the fires that caused the soot to accumulate on  
the insulators.  Something to do with insufficient cooling for their  
giant brains,  Some also speculate that this heat buildup was  
responsible in part for the reduced rainfall in recent months.


On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:41 PM, Drsolly wrote:

Yes, but it was hackers that did the poor maintenance.

On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:30:27 PST, Robert Graham said:

The thing is, though, we are in far greater danger from accidental  
failures,
or from the Chinese/AlQaeda strategically placing bombs on the grid.

This just in: The hackers that took out the Brazilian power grid?   
Turns out
it was a poorly maintained insulator:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/brazil_blackout/



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