{"id":122135,"date":"2021-02-09T09:02:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=122135"},"modified":"2021-02-09T12:43:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:43:16","slug":"fbi-fla-authorities-investigating-hack-on-pinellas-county-water-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-fla-authorities-investigating-hack-on-pinellas-county-water-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI, Fla. authorities investigating hack on Pinellas County water supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-fla-authorities-investigating-hack-on-pinellas-county-water-supply%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=122135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2368902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368902\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2368902 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21040205240682-667x437.jpg\" alt width=\"667\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2368902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this screen shot from a YouTube video posted by the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s 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. (Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:28 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, February 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Federal and local authorities are working to track down a hacker who attempted to poison a water system in Oldsmar, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>During a press briefing on Monday, officials in Pinellas County said an unknown suspect broke into a computer system that controls a water treatment facility, which cleans water for roughly 15,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the cyber attack happened on Friday, noting that the hacker attempted to infiltrate the system twice. Police said the computer system that controls the water plant has a software program, which allows authorized users to access it remotely.<\/p>\n<p>After they were notified of the attack, the water system\u2019s operators were able to return the levels back to normal quickly. According to the CDC, sodium hydroxide, if consumed in large amounts, can cause vomiting as well as chest and abdominal pain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSodium hydroxide, also known as lye, is the main ingredient in liquid drain cleaners,\u201d explained Sheriff Gualtieri. \u201cIt is also used to control water acidity and to remove metals from drinking water in the water treatment plants.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Holy Christ\u2014Hackers almost poisoned the sodium hydroxide levels in a water treatment facility in Florida by 100-fold via directly manipulating the remote interface, &amp; changed Sodium Hydroxide levels from 100 ppm to **11,000 ppm**, which would\u2019ve been devastating to health. \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/csB3OsjUoL\">pic.twitter.com\/csB3OsjUoL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrEricDing\/status\/1358946611179749385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gualtieri warned other systems could be prone to cyber attacks in the future as officials do not yet know if the hacker was a domestic or an international actor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis type of activity, in this type of hacking of critical infrastructure, is not necessarily limited to attacking water supply systems\u2026it can be anything,\u201d he stated. \u201cIt could really be problematic and this is where we want to make sure what we\u2019re paying close attention to all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) commented on the attack in tweet. He told his constituents he has asked the FBI provide all assistance necessary in investigating the crime. He also noted how this attack should be treated as a matter of national security.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will be asking the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FBI<\/a> to provide all assistance necessary in investigating an attempt to poison the water supply of a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Florida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Florida<\/a> city.<\/p>\n<p>This should be treated as a matter of national security.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XhGNLplNpr\">https:\/\/t.co\/XhGNLplNpr<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VICE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1358909642185859077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Local authorities have launched a criminal investigation with the Secret Service and FBI actively working to find who is responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-hawley-says-biden-abortion-policies-are-an-insult\/\">Sen. 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