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Polish power grid hack offers lessons for critical infrastructure operators, CISA says
11 Feb 2026 19:09 GMT
A recent cyberattack on Poland’s energy grid should put all critical infrastructure operators on notice about the risks of insecure edge devices, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said on Tuesday.
In an alert highlighting Poland’s report …
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Newly identified hacking groups provide access to OT environments
18 Feb 2026 05:22 GMT
Security researchers identified three new threat groups that either provided access to or launched direct attacks against operational technology environments, according to a report released Tuesday by Dragos.
A group tracked as Sylvanite provides initial …
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Inside the Alarming Security Failures Plaguing America’s Power Grid Infrastructure
01 Feb 2026 10:17 GMT
… attractive targets for nation-state hackers and cybercriminals seeking to cause … compromised password could grant an attacker complete control over critical infrastructure … 2016 cyberattacks on Ukraine’s power grid, attributed to Russian state-sponsored …
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Cyber warfare and the fragile power grid: How digital sabotage threatens national security
01 Feb 2026 02:54 GMT
… hackers silently infiltrated Caracas' power grid, plunging the city into darkness. This attack … triggered Ukraine's power grid breakers, cutting electricity to Kyiv … Despite advancements, the U.S. power grid remains alarmingly fragile. The American …
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Inside Google’s Takedown of UNC2814: How the GridTide Malware Campaign Targeted Critical Infrastructure for Years
26 Feb 2026 15:28 GMT
… revelation, first reported by The Hacker News, has sent shockwaves … zones. As reported by The Hacker News, the malware’s … the 2015 and 2016 attacks on Ukraine’s power grid. The discovery of … well-defended environments. As The Hacker News noted, the campaign’ …
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Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
30 Jan 2026 17:21 GMT
The Polish government said Russian government hackers broke into parts of the country’s energy grid infrastructure, taking advantage of its poor security.
On Friday, Poland’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), which is part of the Ministry of Digital …
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Russia-Aligned ELECTRUM Tied to December 2025 Cyber Attack on Polish Power Grid
28 Jan 2026 21:28 GMT
… cyber attack targeting multiple sites across the Polish power grid has … a Russian state-sponsored hacking crew known as ELECTRUM. … (DERs).
"The attack affected communication and control systems … planned operation, allowing the hackers to take advantage of …
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The Kremlin’s Switch: Russian Cyber Unit’s Foiled Attack on Polish Power Grid Signals Escalation in NATO’s Shadow War
27 Jan 2026 15:50 GMT
… the Kremlin’s most notorious hacking units, according to a … infrastructure, particularly Ukraine’s power grid. The group is widely … that flow. An attack on its power grid is not merely a … of direct conflict with Russian hackers, and Western private intelligence …
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Wiper Malware Targeting Poland's Power Grid Tied to Moscow
26 Jan 2026 20:31 GMT
… Sandworm' Military Intelligence Hackers at Work
Mathew J. … with securing the power grid. The attack targeted two combined … ) connections."
Russian hackers in early 2022 launched … through their arsenal.
Russian hackers subsequently appeared to focus …
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Russian state hackers likely behind wiper malware attack on Poland’s power grid
26 Jan 2026 16:54 GMT
… hacking group known for targeting power grids, researchers have determined.
The attack … 2015 cyberattack on Ukraine’s power grid — the first known blackout caused … largest attack on energy infrastructure in years,” said the hackers targeted communications …