A destructive cyber attack on power companies in Ukraine last month was an unprecedented event that increases the threat to critical infrastructure around the world, experts say.
Hundreds of thousands of homes lost power just before Christmas in western Ukraine after malicious code infected multiple utility companies. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports that some experts view the attack as the beginning of a doomsday scenario in which vital institutions—including airports and hospitals—are susceptible to cyber attacks:
Robert Lipovsky, senior malware researcher at ESET, said the incident in Ukraine was “unprecedented” and called it a “dangerous scenario.”
“The alarming aspect of this attack was …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
