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Hacker tried to contaminate water supply in Oldsmar, Florida

Hacker tried to contaminate water supply in Oldsmar, Florida Shepard Smith reports someone tried to contaminate the water system in Oldsmar, Florida, by increasing the level of sodium hydroxide. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO:

A hacker was able to remotely gain access to a Florida city’s water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to fill the water supply with a potentially harmful chemical, authorities said.

An unknown suspect was able to breach a computer system for the city of Oldsmar’s water treatment plant on Friday and briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference Monday.

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