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Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine
Hackers breached a Polish combined heat and power plant by entering its private cellular network used for remote equipment access. The intruders shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system, but recovery started before customers lost heat.
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