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Was it Russia? Or....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL9q2lOZ1Fw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL9q2lOZ1Fw
Watch hackers break into the US power grid
A power company in the Midwest hired a group of white hat hackers known as RedTeam Security to test its defenses. We followed them around for 3 days, as they attempted to break into buildings and hack into its network, with the goal of gaining full access. And it was all much easier than you might think. Based on our experiences, it would seem that power companies need to step up their game in the fight against cyber attackers or it could be "lights out."
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More articles
Russians breach Vermont utility
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecur...-electric-grid
Russia-Linked Malware Found On Vermont Electric Utility Laptop
http://www.wbur.org/news/2016/12/31/...ectric-utility
The Latest: Vermont governor 'outraged' over utility malware
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2...y-malware.html
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Colchester-based utility Green Mountain Power said Friday a complete check of its systems has found "no security concerns."
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2016/12/30/latest-vermont-governor-outraged-over-utility-malware.html
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Updated story
Russian operation hacked a Vermont utility, showing risk to U.S. electrical grid security, officials say
While the Russians did not actively use the code to disrupt
operations, according to officials who spoke on the condition of
anonymity to discuss a security matter, the discovery underscores the
vulnerabilities of the nation’s electrical grid. And it raises fears in
the U.S. government that Russian government hackers are actively trying
to penetrate the grid to carry out potential attacks.
Officials in government and the utility industry regularly monitor the grid
because it is highly computerized and any disruptions can have
disastrous implications for the country’s medical and emergency
services.
Burlington Electric said in a statement that the
company detected a malware code used in the Grizzly Steppe operation in a
laptop that was not connected to the organization’s grid systems. The
firm said it took immediate action to isolate the laptop and alert
federal authorities.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...6f_story.html?
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I can't make a phone call or send an email that isn't scanned for suspect verbiage and I'm to believe that, somehow, Russian malware found it's way onto some gubmnt pogue's laptop, that wasn't connected to anything but caused lights to flicker and briefly dim all throughout the free world and in response "we're" to consider a preemptive first strike?
Sounds about right ....
"Burlington Electric said in a statement that the
company detected a malware code used in the Grizzly Steppe operation in a
laptop that was not connected to the organization’s grid systems."
Could it be, there is also Russian porn on that laptop?
O.W.
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Update #2
Russian government hackers do not appear to have targeted Vermont utility, say people close to investigation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...d5_story.html?
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Gee, another lie exposed by the Fake News media.....