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Hackers targeted Saudi petrochemical plant to trigger explosion

March 19, 2018 Reprints

Hackers tried to trigger a deadly explosion at a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia in August 2017 and failed only because of a code glitch, Radio Farda reported citing sources. A bug in the attackers' code accidentally shut down the system. The cyber attack was likely the work of hackers supported by a government, sources said. Investigators said that the code had been custom-built with no obvious financial motive and aimed to send a political message.

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