One fresh research about certain cyber-assault in December 2015 targeting Ukrainian electricity suppliers indicates malicious software did not directly result in the power failure which impacted 80,000-or-more consumers. A report that assessed the unfolding of the attack reveals that hackers possibly were behind the December 23 power failure via remotely turning on circuit breakers for cutting power, once malware was loaded towards stopping technical experts in realizing the assault.
Specialists for years issued alerts of industrial control mechanisms, which resorted to utilities, as being prone to cyber-assaults. A most prominent instance again about such fears taking shape is the December 23 Ukrainian assault. For the full article click here
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