Dangerous 'hackers' also active in Thailand?

Worldwide, and of course also in Thailand, electricity and computer networks are heavily protected against cyber attacks. In countries such as the US and England, it is true that it is not hackers, but cute squirrels who pose the greatest threat to the network infrastructure. With many cables above the ground, this will probably also apply to Thailand.

This has everything to do with the nibbling nature of the rodents. Plastic pipes are not safe for them, as American network security officer Chris Thomas showed a week ago during a presentation at the ShmooCon hacking conference.

Thomas collected reports of malfunctions all over the world. His figures show that the squirrel is responsible for 879 power and network failures worldwide, leaving other animal species such as birds and rats far behind.

Not only squirrels, but also birds, rats and even caterpillars are said to be the cause of countless electricity failures. Thomas came across the craziest things in his research. From huge birds' nests on electricity pylons to jellyfish blocking a nuclear reactor: "35 years of cyber war and the squirrels win," according to the network security officer.

Perhaps the Thai government should also keep an eye on the rodents, or have most of them already ended up in a Thai pan?

Source: AD