Power outages on Christmas Eve in Western Ukraine have been blamed on Russian special services hackers.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said that malware was discovered in utility networks that corresponded with a “telephone flood” at tech support departments of utility plants. The SBU apparently hindered another attempt by the Russianhackers to access electric utility company computer networks.
It is believed that there has not yet been a cyber-attack to successfully take out an electricity grid. Animals, such as squirrels, pose more of a threat. For the full article click here
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