Iranian hackers reportedly breached the control system of a dam near New YorkCity in 2013, raising concerns about the security of the country’s infrastructure.
Two people familiar with the breach told the Wall Street Journal it occurred at the Bowman Avenue dam in Rye, New York. The small structure about 20 miles from New York City is used for flood control.
The hackers gained access to the dam through a cellular modem, the Journal said, citing an unclassified Department of Homeland Security summary of the incident that did not specify the type of infrastructure.
The dam is a 20-foot-tall concrete slab across Blind Brook, about five miles from Long Island Sound.
“It’s very, very small,” Rye’s city manager, Marcus Serrano, told the newspaper. He said FBI agents visited in 2013 to ask the city’s information-technology manager about a hacking incident. For the full article click here
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