Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The New Threat to Oil Supplies: Hackers

(FILES) This file photo taken in 1977 shows oil platform Statfjord A in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. A serious oil leak from the platform was reported on May 24, 2008 as a result of which more than 150 workers were evacuated, the rig's operators said. Two helicopters had been used to evacuate 156 of the 217 people working on the Statfjord A platform, located some 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the Norwegian coast, to nearby oil rigs, another company spokesman said. AFP PHOTO / SCANPIX / Oddvar Walle Jensen ---NORWAY OUT---- (Photo credit should read Oddvar Walle Jensen/AFP/Getty Images)

I had never heard of fully remote off-shore drilling rigs. However they’re a target as they have wireless communication from the rig back to on-shore facilities for all manner of controls.

Read the article here.

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