Russian state-sponsored hackers have developed digital tools that can disrupt electric utilities here and abroad, reports the Washington Post, citing industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. It was used in December to trigger a blackout in Kiev. The malware can force open circuit breakers and wipe legitimate code from the computers that control them, forcing manual efforts to … Continue reading “Russian hackers can take down power grids with sophisticated malware: report”
Russian state-sponsored hackers have developed digital tools that can disrupt electric utilities here and abroad, reports the Washington Post, citing industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. It was used in December to trigger a blackout in Kiev.