Re: US Govt Warns About Siemens S7 PLA - Iran Can Hack 'Em

On 2026-08-21, Mr. Chang Man-wai wrote:

> On 8/21/2026 9:24 PM, Roger Blake wrote:
>>
>> Surprisingly almost no one asks the question "Why is critical
>> infrastructure connected to the internet?" (Likely it wasn't
>> 30-40 years ago.) Pull the plug and it can't be hacked.
>
> "Pull the plug" usually refers only to
> the electricity supply, that is, the
> power plug. It's an old word.
>
> As things go wireless and virtual,
> there are no plugs to pull. :)
>
> And if you watch Mission Impossible
> and James Bond, spies can infiltrate
> infrastructure companies and implant
> spy gadgets that could take over
> the control rooms. I dunno whether
> it's fact or fiction.

You should watch NCIS too.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ>