With power grids increasingly targeted by domestic extremists in the US, Oregon State University (OSU) researchers are warning that a basic utility device can be corrupted. Digital devices called “smart meters” are commonly used by utility companies. They can measure customers’ electricity data or remotely shut off power to those with unpaid bills.[1] All this with the use of computers and hackers.
An OSU associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at OSU said that hack
