A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide – commonly referred to as lye – in the city’s water ...

Someone remotely accessed a computer for the city’s water treatment system and briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, by a factor of more than 100, Gualtieri said ...

The hacker allegedly tried to change the sodium hydroxide in the water supply from about 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million. Latest U.S.

Around 8 am on Friday morning, an employee of a water treatment plant in the 15,000-person city of Oldsmar, Florida, noticed that his mouse cursor was moving strangely on his computer screen, out ...

Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, is the main ingredient in liquid drain cleaners and is used to control water acidity and remove metals from drinking water at treatment plants. By Jennifer ...

The Bruce T. Haddock Water Treatment Plant in Oldsmar, Fla, Feb. 9, 2021. Local and federal authorities are investigating after an attempt to poison the city of Oldsmar's water supply.

The hacker briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide (lye) in Oldsmar's water treatment system, but a worker spotted it and reversed the action.

Hackers exploited a remote control system for a water treatment facility in Florida, allowing them to briefly increase the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water supply. A plant operator caught ...

OLDSMAR, Fla. — A hacker gained access to Oldsmar's water treatment plant, bumping the sodium hydroxide in the water to a "dangerous" level, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said. In a ...

Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, is the main ingredient in liquid drain cleaners. It's also used to control water acidity and remove metals from drinking water." ...

He said officials determined that a malfunction at the town's water treatment plant had released too much sodium hydroxide into the water supply. Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, is routinely ...

A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide – commonly referred to as lye – in the city’s water ...