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On December 23, 2015, the power grid in two western oblasts of Ukraine was hacked, which resulted in power outages for roughly 230,000 consumers in Ukraine for 1-6 hours. The attack took place during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War (2014-present) and is attributed to a Russian advanced persistent threat group known as "Sandworm". [1]
Corruption is a significant issue in Ukrainian society [1] [2] going back to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. [3] After declaring independence from the Soviet Union, Ukraine faced a series of politicians from different sides of the political spectrum, as well as criminal bosses and oligarchs, who used the corruption of police, political parties, and industry to gain power. [4]
On 18 October a wave of missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure caused blackouts affecting 1,162 towns and villages. President Zelensky said that 30% of Ukraine's power stations were out of action. [64] On 22 October Russia launched 33 cruise missiles against Ukraine's power grid. Ukraine's air force command said 18 missiles were shot down.
These attacks again highlight Ukraine's need for additional air defence systems from our allies," said Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, Ukraine's largest private power company. The extent of the ...
On Sept. 2, a majority of Ukrenergo supervisory board members decided terminate early the powers of Volodymyr Kudrytskyi after he presented a report on ensuring the protection of grid facilities ...
Moscow unleashes second major strike on power sector in two weeks in what Ukrainian president Zelensky calls ‘vile escalation’ Why is Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy grid with missile attacks?
It happened a year after a previous attack on Ukraine's power grid. [1] Dragos Security concluded that the attack was not merely to cause short-term disruption but to cause long-lasting damage that could last weeks or months. [3] The attackers had tried to cause physical damage to the station when the operators turned the grid back on. [3]
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian cyber spies were behind a hack which disrupted part of Ukraine's power grid in late 2022 in a rare and advanced form of cyberwarfare, U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant ...