Silicon Valley power network attack

[AdamG]

Funny the things that get posted in 'Comments' sections.

Where's the smirky-incredulous emoticon?

James Triguero on Feb 5, 3:07 PM said:
A few hours before the attack, I was there. I had decided to ride my bike on the
Coyote Creek Trail from San Jose to Morgan Hill for the first time. I was
surprised how close the trail came to the substation. My father is a retired
high voltage electrician with the DOE and my brother works for SRP in Arizona as
a high voltage electrician in Arizona. I took out my phone to take pictures of
the transformers to send to my brother and dad to ask if they were 512kv models.
I stopped when I realized that it would look suspicious on surveillance cameras
(the Boston Marathon bombing had just occurred) so I put my phone away. I
thought that the transformers would be an easy target for someone with a rifle.
I was a little bit freaked when I found out the attack happened a few hours
later and worried that I might be suspected of surveilling the site because I
stopped to take photos. I still don't know if the shots came from freeway or
from the trail. The trail is a
weak spot as you don't need a "sniper" rifle—you can come quite close. They
should consider a solid fence and more cameras for that part of the station.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/silic...#ixzz2sYE0sAiz

[carl]

If we are going to start a bad guy betting board I bid Quds Force. Not that we'll ever know, those guys will never get caught.

[AdamG]

Most Dangerous: Anti-American Ninjas of some International flavor.

Most Likely: some local unbalanced asshat amateur(s) trying to prove a point.

[AdamG]

Alibi posting, from September past.

SAN FRANCISCO – An attack last year on Silicon Valley's power grid appears to have involved only one shooter and did not require access to technology or a high degree of training, an FBI official said.

The incident began when one or more people lifted heavy manhole covers south of San Jose, climbed under the road and cut AT&T fiber optic cables, temporarily knocking out 911 service and phone service, sheriff's officials have said.

About 15 minutes later, someone fired a high-powered rifle into a nearby PG&E substation, damaging numerous transformers.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/09/11...others-say-it/