Hackers Caused Ukraine Outage with Malware & Remote Power Cut: Report
Hackers likely caused a Dec. 23 electricity outage in Ukraine by remotely switching breakers to cut power, after installing malware to prevent technicians from detecting the attack, according to a...
View ArticleU.S. Utilities Examine Their Insurance Protection After Ukraine Grid Cyber...
U.S. utilities are looking hard at their cyber vulnerabilities and whether they can get insurance to cover what could be a multi-billion dollar loss after hackers cut electric power to more than 80,000...
View ArticleIslamic Militants Could Target Nuclear Industry, Security Experts Warn
Meter-thick concrete walls and 1950s-style analog control rooms help protect nuclear plants from bomb attacks and computer hackers, but Islamist militants are turning their attention to the atomic...
View ArticleUkraine Blames Russian Hackers for Attacks on Power Grid, Financial System
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russian hackers of targeting its power grid, financial system and other infrastructure with a new type of virus that attacks industrial processes, the latest in a series of...
View ArticleRussia-Backed Hackers Suspected in Cyber Attacks of Baltic Energy Networks
Suspected Russia-backed hackers have launched exploratory cyber attacks against the energy networks of the Baltic states, sources said, raising security concerns inside the West’s main military...
View ArticleUtilities Warned of ‘Easy-to-Use’ Malware Aimed at Causing Outages
Two cyber security firms have uncovered malicious software that they believe caused a December 2016 Ukraine power outage, they said on Monday, warning the malware could be easily modified to harm...
View ArticleHackers Caused Ukraine Outage with Malware & Remote Power Cut: Report
Hackers likely caused a Dec. 23 electricity outage in Ukraine by remotely switching breakers to cut power, after installing malware to prevent technicians from detecting the attack, according to a...
View ArticleU.S. Utilities Examine Their Insurance Protection After Ukraine Grid Cyber...
U.S. utilities are looking hard at their cyber vulnerabilities and whether they can get insurance to cover what could be a multi-billion dollar loss after hackers cut electric power to more than 80,000...
View ArticleIslamic Militants Could Target Nuclear Industry, Security Experts Warn
Meter-thick concrete walls and 1950s-style analog control rooms help protect nuclear plants from bomb attacks and computer hackers, but Islamist militants are turning their attention to the atomic...
View ArticleUkraine Blames Russian Hackers for Attacks on Power Grid, Financial System
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russian hackers of targeting its power grid, financial system and other infrastructure with a new type of virus that attacks industrial processes, the latest in a series of...
View ArticleRussia-Backed Hackers Suspected in Cyber Attacks of Baltic Energy Networks
Suspected Russia-backed hackers have launched exploratory cyber attacks against the energy networks of the Baltic states, sources said, raising security concerns inside the West’s main military...
View ArticleUtilities Warned of ‘Easy-to-Use’ Malware Aimed at Causing Outages
Two cyber security firms have uncovered malicious software that they believe caused a December 2016 Ukraine power outage, they said on Monday, warning the malware could be easily modified to harm...
View ArticleRussian Hackers Planning ‘Massive Strike’ Against Ukraine: Cyber Police Chief
Hackers from Russia are infecting Ukrainian companies with malicious software to create “back doors” for a large, coordinated attack, Ukraine’s cyber police chief told Reuters on Tuesday. The hackers...
View ArticleGlobal Power Grids Are Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
More than five years after massive cyber attacks left a quarter of a million Ukrainians without electricity, the world’s power grids have become even more vulnerable to hackers. As utilities turn to...
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