Cyberattack on Poland’s power grid hit around 30 facilities, new report says
TL;DR
A Russian-linked cyberattack compromised control systems at about 30 Polish power facilities, but was stopped before causing outages. The attack disabled critical equipment, though no power loss occurred.
Source: The Record
A coordinated cyberattack that targeted Poland’s power grid in late last month compromised control and communications systems at around 30 facilities linked to distributed energy generation, according to new findings from cybersecurity firm Dragos. Polish officials had previously said the incident — attributed by researchers to the Russian hacking group Sandworm — was thwarted before it caused a power outage, cutting electricity to as many as half a million residents. In a report published this week, Dragos researchers said that "while the attack did not result in power outages, adversaries gained access to operational technology systems critical to grid operations and disabled key equipment beyond repair at the site.” Full Story