Birebirsoft Sufirmam authorization issue vulnerability

Birebirsoft Sufirmam is a barrel water distribution management system developed by the Turkish company Birebirsoft. Versions of Birebirsoft Sufirmam from 23012026 and earlier have vulnerabilities related to authorization. These vulnerabilities stem from major weaknesses that allow authentication...

22-Year-Old Charged With Hacking Water System and Endangering Lives

A 22-year-old man from the U.S. state of Kansas has been indicted on charges that he unauthorizedly accessed a public water facility's computer system, jeopardizing the residents' safety and health in the local community. Wyatt A. Travnichek, 22, of Ellsworth County, Kansas, has been charged with...

What’s most interesting about the Florida water system hack? That we heard about it at all.

Stories about computer security tend to go viral when they bridge the vast divide between geeks and luddites, and this weeks news about a hacker who tried to poison a Florida towns water supply was understandably front-page material. But for security nerds whove been warning about this sort of...

Universal Password Vulnerability in Water and Rainfall Data Distribution System of Hangzhou Yuanshi Technology Co.

Water and rain data release system is developed and technically supported by Hangzhou Yuanshi Technology Co., Ltd, which is a platform for water conservancy departments to publicize water and rain information. There is a universal password login vulnerability in the water and rain data...

DHS Report Debunks Claim That Illinois Water System Was Hacked

The United States Department of Homeland Security cried foul yesterday morning, debunking claims from both the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center STIC and Applied Control Solutions that a water station in Illinois was hacked earlier this month. A flurry of reports late last week...