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German intelligence agencies warn of Russian hacking threats to critical infrastructure
Investigators earlier this year uncovered evidence of the hackers’ “longstanding compromises” at unnamed companies, according to a confidential memo.
European power grid organization says its IT network was hacked
Multiple European utilities are investigating the incident.
State Department pledges $8 million more in cybersecurity aid to Ukraine
The U.S. has increased cyber aid to Ukraine after Russia-linked cyberattacks on power grids in 2015 and 2016.
New research shows more utility companies are being targeted by phishing emails
As with the previous email lures, the hackers posed as a utility-sector certification organization.
A potentially state-sponsored hacking campaign tried to phish U.S. utilities in July, researchers say
The phishing emails purported to be from an organization that certifies engineers.
Power struggle: Government-funded researchers investigate vulnerabilities in EV charging stations
One of the nation's top cybersecurity labs is hacking charging stations to see what happens to power flow on a local grid.
