How 30 Lines of Code Blew Up a 27-Ton Generator

by David Solomonoff

As cold weather ends riot season, could insurgents move to more sophisticated asymmetric warfare tactics like this?

Secret experiment in 2007 proved that hackers could devastate power grid equipment beyond repair—with a file no bigger than a gif.

Source: How 30 Lines of Code Blew Up a 27-Ton Generator | WIRED