A late-December power outage in Ukraine was caused by attackers wielding malware weapons, says a U.S. report. Unofficial briefings point the finger at Russia, as do official statements from Ukraine, but could the same happen here?

Spear-phishing seems to have been the vector for distributing the “BlackEnergy” malware. That allowed attackers to control the grid’s industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) components. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fear for their own nations’ infrastructure. <!– Not to mention: XXXXXXXXXXXX… –>

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