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BREAKING: FBI, DHS Warn Of Cyberattack Threat That Could Dismantle Power Grid, Cause Blackouts
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The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have begun issuing warnings to America’s power grid operators and other utilities about the serious threat of cyberattacks in the wake of a successful attack on the Ukrainian power grid last year.
That cyberattack in December cut off power to about 225,000 people in the Ukraine, marking “the first known physical impacts to critical infrastructure which resulted from cyber-attack,” the report from the FBI and DHS reads.
The landmark report for utilities includes 12 briefings and online webinars, The Washington Free Beacon reported, as well as sessions in eight US cities. It is titled: “Ukraine Cyber Attack: Implications for U.S. Stakeholders.”
“The attacks leveraged commonly available tools and tactics against the control systems which could be used against infrastructure in every sector,” the report reads.
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The purpose of the briefings is to familiarize officials within the utility sector with what happened in the Ukraine, and what could be done here to try and prevent a duplicate attack. News reports indicate that Russian hackers used the so-called Black Energy cyber weapon to shut down a portion of that nation’s grid.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/fbi-dhs-warn-of-cyberattack-threat-that-could-dismantle-power-grid-cause-blackouts/
