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Former CIA head Woolsey says utility firms not interested in data security

Utility companies are not very interested in securing data these days, according to James Woolsey, former director of the CIA. Nearly all of the country's critical infrastructure runs on electricity,

Hackers break into SCADA system, destroy pump at Illinois water utility

Using data stolen from a company that makes SCADA systems, hackers gained remote access into the control system of a city water utility and destroyed a water pump. SCADA stands for supervisory