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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, U.S
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-hackers-penetrated-us-electricity-grid-through-a-utility-in-vermont/2016/12/30/8fc90cc4-ceec-11e6-b8a2-8c2a61b0436f_story.html?utm_term=.ec3ea1426d07A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials.
While the Russians did not actively use the code to disrupt operations of the utility, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss a security matter, the penetration of the nations electrical grid is significant because it represents a potentially serious vulnerability. Government and utility industry officials regularly monitor the nations electrical grid because it is highly computerized and any disruptions can have disastrous implications for the function of medical and emergency services.
American officials, including one senior administration official, said they are not yet sure what the intentions of the Russians might have been. The penetration may have been designed to disrupt the utilitys operations or as a test by the Russians to see whether they could penetrate a portion of the grid.
THIS is a whole lot scarier than the election hacking. THIS could stop EVERYTHING IN THE US immediately! Every service we use uses electricity & computers to function. Just think of how your home comes to a halt during a temp power outage from a storm. I sure hhope this scares the IT guys who are responsible for securing the national grid and gets them to put in a better firewall!
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Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, U.S (Original Post)
napi21
Dec 2016
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nini
(16,672 posts)1. Wait? Isn't Putin just the best?
We need to do more than kick out some idiots.. I'm sure more is to come before Obama leaves office.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)3. He's very smart.
Right, Donald?
nini
(16,672 posts)5. bigly smart
but then Trump probably doesn't break double digits on the IQ so how the hell would he know?
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)2. Put it this way, they didn't do it because they had nice things in mind.
We don't know exactly what they had in mind, but it wasn't anything good for us.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)4. Donald will say his buddy was just trying to make the national grid work better. The orange poodle
just loves his Vlad.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)6. Vermont, you say? Why, Bernie must be in cahoots with them!
LAS14
(13,783 posts)7. Well this is scary!
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)8. Cyber War WWI