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Energy giant confirms breach of customer project files

Computer World -- Telvent, a Canadian energy firm whose systems are used to control more than half of all oil and gas pipelines in North America and Latin America, today confirmed a security breach involving the project files of some of its customers.

The Telvent attack is worrisome, given the enormous presence the company has within energy companies in North America, said Dale Peterson, CEO of Digital Bond, a consulting company that specializes in control system security.

The OASyS project files pertained to a product used to integrate an energy company's backend networks with new smart-grid technology. But if hackers got access to those files, they likely gained access to project files involving other Telvent products used to manage oil and natural gas pipelines, Peterson said.

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there goes privacy. Esp. considering how many places have our SSNs.
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The cyber war is on!
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and we need to drill
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Uh oh... NOT good...
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Cyber warfare may be the way of the future. Will WW3 be fought on the internet?
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Hackers win...
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Energy spying????
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This system should not be web linked...
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Oops.
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security...security...security is a must . especially nowadays
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Not good
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wow
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They break your password now within weeks. Who is doing this? The RUSSIANS.
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Not my problem.
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I hope they get would is doing this
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It doesn't seem that anyone (or corporation) is safe any more, no matter how many security measures are in place. It seems there will always be some evil person out there that will find a way to break in and steal. I long for a world with honesty, integrity, law-abiding and good will!
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Not good.
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At least they detected it. I wonder how many of these attacks go completely undetected.
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hackers
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Terrorists?
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NOT GOOD!
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It's technology at it's best.
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any other things?
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Sounds like Telvent needs to do some serious security upgrades on its systems and pronto.
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Doesn't sound good.
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Oh, well just raise prices more,,,,a h
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HOW DO THEY COME TO CONTROL SO MUCH WITH SUCH LOUSY SECURITY????
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GREAT POST BY MDTDriver!!!!! HITS the nail right on the head!!!!
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Another shocker lol!
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Not good..
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The smart grid, "integrate an energy company's backend networks with new smart-grid technology." This a part of Agenda 21. Smart meters on our homes and smart appliances. It's about control.
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A new reason for the gas companies to jack up the prices and then tell us how much more it cost to do business because they can't take care of their computers.
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Oops.
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Take away the the criminals right to ever use fuel again
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thanks for the post
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No doubt it will happen again
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Now we don't even have a human controlling the control valves!! Fire thousands of workers and let a computer do it. Then when someone hacks the system, there is no one to question the actions.
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screwed up
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Must be obvious if they owned up to it.
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Looks like a security revamp is in order.
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oops...
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Interesting article...
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Need top security when controlling pielines
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No matter what safeguards are put in place someone will always find a way to get what they want.
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Just more proof that nothing can be completely secure.
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It will never end unless hackers are more than fined a few $.
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sad
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no surprise,
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