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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

US Gas Pipelines under Cyber Attack, Says DHS

US Gas Pipelines under Cyber Attack, Says DHS

The Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert warning that computer networks connected to privately-owned natural gas pipelines are presently under cyber attack in an “intrusion campaign” that began some four months ago and could extend to Canada.  The “amber” alert, the second highest cyber threat level, has been ongoing since December 2011, when the DHS noted that “multiple natural gas pipeline organizations have reported either attempts or intrusions related to this campaign”. The reiteration…Read more...

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