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Ars technica - Computer intrusion inflicts massive damage on German steel factory
A German steel factory suffered significant damage after attackers gained unauthorized access to computerized systems that help control its blast furnace, according to a report published Friday by IDG News.
The attackers took control of the factory's production network through a spear phishing campaign, IDG said, citing a [pdf] report published Wednesday by the German government's Federal Office for Information Security. Once the attackers compromised the network, individual components or possibly entire systems failed.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by carguy on Sunday December 21 2014, @09:25PM
...put the executive parking lot or maybe exec offices right underneath the furnace,...
The ancients might have had the right idea? Before there were licensed/professional structural/civil engineers, one of my college profs claimed that the architect/mason had to be inside the cathedral when the wooden construction supports were removed. Might explain why many medieval stone buildings have survived, although these days we might say they were overbuilt.