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Hacker changed drinking water chemical levels in Florida city

Washington, Feb 9 (Sputnik) A hacker has unlawfully accessed the water treatment system of a small city in the US state of Florida, briefly raising the amount of sodium hydroxide in the supply, the Pinellas County sheriff’s office said on Monday.
Two unlawful remote computer intrusions targeted the water treatment plant of the city of Oldsmar last Friday.
"The initial intrusion at 8:00 a.m. [21:00 GMT last Thursday] was brief and not cause for concern due to supervisors regularly accessing the system remotely to monitor the system. At 1:30 p.m., a plant operator witnessed a second remote access user opening various functions in the system that control the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water. The operator noted the remote access user raised the levels of sodium hydroxide in the water. The operator immediately reduced the levels to their appropriate amount," the sheriff’s office said on Monday.
In total, the hacker is said to have remotely accessed the water system’s computer for three to five minutes.
"At no time was there a significant effect on the water being treated, and more importantly the public was never in danger," Sheriff Bob Gualtieri told a press conference.
The investigation into who hacked the system is underway.
SPUTNIK ACL 1357
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