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Re:Saudi Arabia cyber attack goal was chemical plant explosi... by archgoon on Thursday March 15, 2018 @10:51AM (#16593311)
For clarity, the mistake LifeLiverTransp is referring to is:

> The only thing that prevented an explosion was a mistake in the attackers’ computer code, the investigators said.

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Re:Saudi Arabia cyber attack goal was chemical plant explosi... by larkeith on Thursday March 15, 2018 @12:16PM (#16594124)
Slightly more detailed:

> The only thing that prevented significant damage was a bug in the attackers’ computer code that inadvertently shut down the plant’s production systems.

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