{"id":407,"date":"2013-04-16T20:37:19","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T01:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mainecoalitiontostopsmartmeters.org\/?p=407"},"modified":"2013-04-16T20:44:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T01:44:05","slug":"cmp-iberdrola-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mainecoalitiontostopsmartmeters.org\/?p=407","title":{"rendered":"Just how easy is it to hack personal data out of CMP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Has CMP lulled you into believing that it\u2019s an expert in protecting data, including the voluminous and continuous power usage data that not-so-smart meters relentlessly gather?<\/p>\n<p>If you are skeptical about CMP\u2019s security claims, then you won\u2019t be surprised by the report by MPBN (Maine\u2019s PBS-NPR network) that the Iberdrola website has been hacked. Iberdrola, you will remember, is the Spanish company that owns what we know as \u201cCentral Maine Power.\u201d Although the breach involved the personal data of job applicants, you\u2019ve got to wonder how capable CMP\/Iberdrola is of protecting customer data.<\/p>\n<p>See <a title=\"MPBN reports CMP\/Iberdrola hacked\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mpbn.net\/Home\/tabid\/36\/ctl\/ViewItem\/mid\/5347\/ItemId\/27448\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MPBN\u2019s full story<\/a>, reported on 16 April 2013.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mainecoalitiontostopsmartmeters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MPBN-Iberdrola.Capture.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-410\" alt=\"MPBN-Iberdrola.Capture\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mainecoalitiontostopsmartmeters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MPBN-Iberdrola.Capture-300x185.jpg?resize=300%2C185\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mainecoalitiontostopsmartmeters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MPBN-Iberdrola.Capture.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mainecoalitiontostopsmartmeters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MPBN-Iberdrola.Capture.jpg?w=466&amp;ssl=1 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lest you think this is a one-off story, have a look at Wired.com\u2019s tale from September 2012 about the <a title=\"Wired.com on smart-meter grid\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/threatlevel\/2012\/09\/scada-vendor-telvent-hacked\/\" target=\"_blank\">maker of smart-grid technology being hacked<\/a>&#8211;one of many many media stories about privacy and security issues.<\/p>\n<p>Just add this to your \u201conce-it\u2019s-collected-you-can\u2019t-control-it\u201d file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has CMP lulled you into believing that it\u2019s an expert in protecting data, including the voluminous and continuous power usage data that not-so-smart meters relentlessly gather? If you are skeptical about CMP\u2019s security claims, then you won\u2019t be surprised by the report by MPBN (Maine\u2019s PBS-NPR network) that the Iberdrola website has been hacked. 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