State-owned operator of Ukraine's united power grids Ukrenergo, whose information systems have repeatedly encountered cyber attacks, has created a cyber security incident response center to counter possible cyber threats, according to the company's press service.
Russian cyber operatives have attacked Britain’s media, telecommunications and energy sectors over the past year, according to prepared remarks by the head of the government’s main cyber defense agency, Reuters reports.
The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure, according to Reuters.
The West’s reaction to the menace from Russia is belated, partial and out of date, Edward Lucas argues in his op-ed published on the Center for European Policy Analysis website.
Cybersecurity experts from FireEye have found much in common between the Petya ransomware strike and the attack on Ukrainian energy companies, according to Ukraine's cyber police.
The House Russia investigation hearing Wednesday into Russia's efforts to hack state voting systems quickly turned into a grueling examination of the Democratic Party's extensive failings during the election, as Republicans and Democrats grilled former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, according to CNN.
Shifting from his previous blanket denials, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that “patriotically minded” private Russian hackers could have been involved in cyberattacks last year to help the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, The New York Times reports.
Suspected Russia-backed hackers have launched exploratory cyber attacks against the energy networks of the Baltic states, sources said, raising security concerns inside the West's main military alliance, NATO, according to Reuters.