full-disclosure - east coast powergrid / SCADA [OT?]

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Message-ID: <20030815194236.GL2913@sentex.net>
From: damian at sentex.net (Damian Gerow)
Subject: east coast powergrid / SCADA [OT?]

Thus spake Michael Scheidell (scheidell@...nap.net) [15/08/03 15:40]:
> > Paller said it is "highly unlikely" that the process control computers
> > behind critical infrastructure like power in the United States would run on
> > the Windows operating system.
> 
> well, ONTARIO HYDRO does seem to have SOME windoes boxes.. at least here
> is one that appears to have been infected with slammer:
> 
> http://www.hackertrap.net/LID.pl?IID=39335068

But that doesn't necessarily mean that they are process control machines...
This could easily be a workstation.