Penetration Test Locks-Up Gas Utility SCADA System
- Event Year
- 2002
- Reliability
- Confirmed
- Country
- Unknown
- Industry
- Other
Description
A gas utility hired an IT security consulting company to conduct penetration testing on their corporate IT network and carelessly ventured into a part of the network that was directly connected to the SCADA system causing it to lock-up.
Impact
Loss of service to the customer base for 4 hours.