Hackers 'hit' US water treatment systems

In one of my other computer classes, I have had the task to report on the security of SCADA system. Thus this article interested me greatly!!!! You can see my research here: http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/zalewski/CNT4104/CEN4516projects.html

Hackers with access to the utility's network are thought to have broken the pump by turning it on and off quickly. He posted a document to the Pastebin website which purportedly contained links to screenshots of the internal control systems for a waste water treatment plant in South Houston.The hacker's claims about their ability to penetrate the control systems have yet to be confirmed or denied by South Houston's Water and Sewer Department.In an interview with the Threat Post website, Pr0f said the hack of the South Houston network barely deserved the name because only a three-character password had been used to protect the system. The attacks are the latest in a series in which different hackers and groups have targeted so called Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. These specialised computer systems are used to control machinery used to filter water, mix chemicals, distribute power and route trains and trams.One of the best known SCADA attacks involved the Stuxnet worm which caused problems for Iran.