(Getty Images) Wind turbine giant Vestas says data was compromised in security incident The company says it's getting its systems back online. Nov 22, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Senior Department of Energy cyber official to step down Bruce Walker has been a key player in the department’s efforts to protect U.S. utilities from state-sponsored hacking threats. Sep 16, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
A spokesperson for National Grid ESO — Britain’s national electricity system operator — said the organization was investigating the incident. (Getty Images) Cyberattack hits internal IT systems of key player in British power market Employees don't have email access, but external systems aren't affected. May 14, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
The latest GridEx exercise saw malware compromise the industrial control systems that utilities use to manage their operations. (Getty Images) North American utilities drill ‘GridEx’ brings record turnout — except from supply chain vendors GridEx used mock malware modeled after the 2016 cyberattack in Ukraine. Apr 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Hackers had access to European electricity organization’s email server for weeks: report Unidentified hackers reportedly used an open-source tool to communicate with the server for over a month. Mar 13, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas