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9/18/03- U.S. Electrical Grid Vulnerable to Hackers/Terrorists!

Electric utilities have accelerated plans to automate the electric grid, replacing aging monitoring systems with digital switches and other high-tech gear. Those very improvements are making the electricity supply vulnerable to a different kind of peril. Computer viruses, hackers or terrorists could black out substations, cities or entire states. With a few focused keystrokes, they could shut computer gear down--or change settings in ways that might trigger cascading blackouts. Download complete article in PDF format.

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