On the eve of holidays last month, two power distribution companies in Ukraine said that hackers had hijacked their systems to cut power to more than 80,000 people. The intruders also sabotaged operator workstations on their way out the digital door to make it harder to restore electricity to customers. The lights came back on in three hours in most cases.
Later on Ukrainian officials appeared to blame Russia for the attack, saying that Ukraine’s intelligence service had detected and prevented an intrusion attempt “by Russian special services” against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Read more at http://www.wired.com
Later on Ukrainian officials appeared to blame Russia for the attack, saying that Ukraine’s intelligence service had detected and prevented an intrusion attempt “by Russian special services” against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Read more at http://www.wired.com
