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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]
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]
The smart grid allows energy customers and energy providers to more efficiently manage and generate electricity. Similar to other new technologies, the smart grid also introduces new security concerns. [1] The electric utility industry in the U.S. leads several initiatives to help protect the national electric grid from threats.
Ukraine power grid hack may refer to: 2015 Ukraine power grid hack; 2016 Kyiv cyberattack; See also. Cyberattacks on Ukraine (disambiguation)
The E-ISAC's GridEx, the biggest grid security exercise in North America, took place on Nov. 14-15 with more than 250 participants, including electric and natural gas companies government agencies.
Industroyer [1] (also referred to as Crashoverride) is a malware framework considered to have been used in the cyberattack on Ukraine’s power grid on 17 December 2016. [2] [3] [4] The attack cut a fifth of Kyiv, the capital, off power for one hour and is considered to have been a large-scale test.
One major round of grid upgrades will come from a $15 billion Department of Energy loan to Pacific Gas and Electric — which serves 19 million Californians, or about half the state’s population ...
On December 14, 2020, the CEOs of several American utility companies convened to discuss the risks posed to the power grid by the attacks. [1] On December 22, 2020, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation asked electricity companies to report their level of exposure to SolarWinds software.