A public utility in the U.S. was compromised after attackers took advantage of a weak password security system, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security team that studies cyberattacks against critical infrastructure. . The utility's control system was accessible via Internet-facing hosts and used a simple password system, wrote the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) in a report on incidents covering the first quarter of this year. The link for this article located at Network World is no longer available. . The utility's control system was accessible via Internet-facing hosts and used a simple password sys. public, utility, compromised, attackers, advantage, password, secur. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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