Re:California issues first rolling blackouts since 2001
by segfaultbuserr on Saturday August 15, 2020 @03:17PM
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The more terrifying fact is that the scenario described in the novel has already partially happened in the real world.
* New Clues Show How Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Physical Destruction
> Russian hackers planted a unique specimen of malware in the network of Ukraine's national grid operator, Ukrenergo. Just before midnight, they used it to open every circuit breaker in a transmission station north of Kyiv. The result was one of the most dramatic attacks in Russia's years-long cyberwar against its western neighbor.
* New Clues Show How Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Physical Destruction
> Russian hackers planted a unique specimen of malware in the network of Ukraine's national grid operator, Ukrenergo. Just before midnight, they used it to open every circuit breaker in a transmission station north of Kyiv. The result was one of the most dramatic attacks in Russia's years-long cyberwar against its western neighbor.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-cyberattack-power...