Rubio calls for FBI investigation of Oldsmar cyberattack
February 9, 2021 - Sen. Marco Rubio has called for the FBI to investigate Friday’s cyberattack on the city of Oldsmar’s water treatment plant. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, a hacker gained access to the city’s computer network two times on Friday and attempted to raise the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water supply to dangerously high levels. “I will be asking the FBI to provide all assistance necessary in investigating an attempt to poison the water supply of a Florida city,” Rubio wrote on Twitter. “This should be treated as a matter of national security.” The incident is currently under investigation by the sheriff’s digital forensics unit. “At no time was there a significant effect on the water being treated,” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri stated on Monday, “and more importantly the public was never in danger.”