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Number 61

by Matthew Gipp

Call and Response

November 11, 2009 at 8:51 PM #

This Sunday’s edition of 60 Minutes featured a segment on cyber warfare. Among a litany of dubious claims was the suggestion that the massive 2007 blackout in Brazil was the work of hackers.

Brazilian officials dismissed the claim.

Two days later—last night—a sudden blackout shut down the Itaipu Dam and left 100 million Brazilians in the dark.

Tagged: current affairs

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