#wiper-malware tag

Information security

Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says | TechCrunch

Russian government hackers exploited weak security to breach Polish wind, solar, and heat-and-power systems and deployed destructive wiper malware that disabled monitoring systems.

fromTechCrunch

1 week ago

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Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage | TechCrunch

Russian military-linked hackers (Sandworm) deployed destructive DynoWiper malware in late December to target Poland's energy infrastructure, but defenses prevented critical outages.

fromTechCrunch

2 days ago

Information security

Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch

1 week ago

Miscellaneous

Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage | TechCrunch

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fromTheregister

6 days ago

ESET: Russia likely behind Poland power grid attack

Russia was probably behind the failed attempts to compromise the systems of Poland's power companies in December, cybersecurity researchers claim. ESET attributed the attack with "medium" confidence to Russia's GRU-run Sandworm unit, after it investigated the attack and its use of wiper malware. The attackers, believed to be state-backed, deployed DynoWiper malware on Poland's national energy systems. Energy minister Milosz Motyka said they attempted to disrupt communication between renewable hardware and power distribution operators, but were unsuccessful.

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fromArs Technica

1 week ago

Wiper malware targeted Poland energy grid, but failed to knock out electricity

Poland's electric grid was targeted by wiper malware likely deployed by Russia-aligned Sandworm, aiming to disrupt communications between renewables and power operators but failing.

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fromThe Hacker News

1 week ago