Deputies: Golfer who disappeared while searching for ball may have drowned
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. โ A golfer died after he disappeared while looking for his ball at a country club in Oldsmar, and evidence suggests he may have drowned, according to the Pinellas County Sheriffโs Office. Jazminesโ golf cart was parked on the cart path and his putter was found lying on the ground near the water, investigators said. As deputies searched a nearby wooded area, the Sheriffโs Office dive team located Jazmines in the water, investigators said. AdInvestigators said evidence suggests Jazmines may have fallen into the water and drowned. The medical examinerโs office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, however, it does not appear to be suspicious, the Sheriffโs Office said.
Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants
Authorities say a hacker gained access to Oldsmar's water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to taint the water supply with a caustic chemical. A local sheriff's startling announcement Monday that the water supply of Oldsmar, population 15,000, was briefly in jeopardy last week exhibited uncharacteristic transparency. AdโI deal with a lot of municipal water utilities for small, medium and large-sized cities. The nation's 151,000 public water systems lack the financial fortification of the corporate owners of nuclear power plants and electrical utilities. Although such incidents have been relatively few, that does not mean the risk is low and that most water systems are secure.
JEA: Multiple safeguards in place to protect water system
At the JEA downtown water treatment facility, Kevin Holbrooks is the director of environmental compliance, and itโs his job to make sure the cityโs water is safe. The JEA security program includes but is not limited to vulnerability management, system monitoring and active response to such threats. AdโJEA also has safeguards in place to protect its water system. Water treatment facilities are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and water testing is mandated and regulated by the state. So if a system has low security or no security, Hamer said, it doesnโt take much effort to infiltrate the system.
Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants
Authorities say a hacker gained access to Oldsmar's water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to taint the water supply with a caustic chemical. A local sheriff's startling announcement Monday that the water supply of Oldsmar, population 15,000, was briefly in jeopardy last week exhibited uncharacteristic transparency. AdโI deal with a lot of municipal water utilities for small, medium and large-sized cities. The nation's 151,000 public water systems lack the financial fortification of the corporate owners of nuclear power plants and electrical utilities. Although such incidents have been relatively few that does not mean the risk is low and that most water systems are secure.
Hackers try to poison the drinking water in Tampa Bay community
Experts say municipal water and other systems have the potential to be easy targets for hackers because local governmentsโ computer infrastructure tends to be underfunded. Robert M. Lee, CEO of Dragos Security, and a specialist in industrial control system vulnerabilities, said remote access to industrial control systems such as those running water treatment plants has become increasingly common. AdIn May, Israelโs cyber chief s aid the country had thwarted a major cyber attack a month earlier against its water systems, an assault widely attributed to its archenemy Iran. But at about 1:30 p.m., someone accessed it again, took control of the mouse, directed it to the software that controls water treatment and increased the amount of sodium hydroxide. AdRussian state-backed hackers have in recent years penetrated some U.S. industrial control systems, including the power grid and manufacturing plants while Iranian hackers were caught seizing control of a suburban New York dam in 2013.
In Florida city, a hacker tried to poison the drinking water
In this screen shot from a YouTube video posted by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri speaks during a news conference as Oldsmar, Fla., Mayor Eric Seidel, left, listens, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Oldsmar, Fla. Authorities say a hacker gained access to Oldsmar's water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to taint the water supply with a caustic chemical. Robert M. Lee, CEO of Dragos Security, and a specialist in industrial control system vulnerabilities, said remote access to industrial control systems such as those running water treatment plants has become increasingly common. AdIn May, Israelโs cyber chief s aid the country had thwarted a major cyber attack a month earlier against its water systems, an assault widely attributed to its archenemy Iran. The FBI, along with the Secret Service and the Pinellas County Sheriffโs Office are investigating the case.