[cctalk] Re: Scada computers and remote terminal units

Also, way back, there was a case where a SCADA manufacturer thought some of their gear was being bought for the trans-Siberia pipeline, and couldn't be sold for that under trade restrictions. Somebody at that company got in touch with a contact at the CIA, and asked if they wanted to insert a "feature" into those units. They put in a time bomb that was essentially the same as the Y2K shutdown, and blew up the entire pipeline when all the valves slammed shut at the same time.  This info was reported by the famous Jack Anderson in the Washington Post.