Thursday, December 31, 2015

Ukraine to investigate suspected computer attack on energy grid


Illustration file picture shows a man typing on a computer keyboard in WarsawUkraine will investigate a suspected computer malware attack on its energy grid, the energy ministry said on Thursday, an incident the country's secret service has blamed on Russia. A power company in western Ukraine, Prykarpattyaoblenergo, said on Dec. 23 that a swath of the area it serves had been left without energy, including the regional capital Ivano-Frankivsk, due to "interference" in the work of the system. The Ukrainian Security Service SBU later blamed Russia, which has not so far commented on the allegation.


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