Oil platforms Pacific Energy Resources hit by SCADA tampering/hack

Summary:

Oil platforms Pacific Energy Resources got hit by SCADA tampering/hack in May 2008. Mario Azar was an information technology consultant for Pacific Energy Resources who received his last pay check May 8. He sought permanent employment, but the company refused, according to the indictment. Azar impaired the integrity and availability of data. Azar used his multiple user accounts to impair the leak-detection system while logged in from his Southern California home. The attack temporarily disabled the servers and the leak detection system was shut down. This resulted in thousands of dollars of damages.

Reference URL

https://www.theregister.com/Print/2009/03/19/oil_rig_hack_charges/

https://www.wired.com/2009/03/feds-hacker-dis/
https://www.risidata.com/Database/Detail/hacker_disabled_offshore_oil_platforms
https://www.security.nl/posting/24616/