Russia has been conducting cyber attacks on over 1000 energy and utility companies in the US and 83 other countries for the past 18 months.
The malware they’ve used, according the the Financial Times, “allows its operators to monitor energy consumption in real time, or to cripple physical systems such as wind turbines, gas pipelines and power plants at will.”
Security researchers confirmed on Monday that a vicious new cyberattack has compromised the computer systems of over 1,000 organizations in 84 countries. Dubbed “Energetic Bear,” the Stuxnet-like malware is largely targeting energy and utility companies. It’s almost certainly from Russia.
This is scary stuff. Not only has the attack been going on for 18 months, it appears to be focused on targets in the United States and Europe. According to the Financial Times, the malware “allows its operators to monitor energy consumption in real time, or to cripple physical systems such as wind turbines, gas pipelines and power plants at will.” This is exactly the type of attack that the government’s been (very vocally) worried about lately.
The malware’s capabilities give us more reasons to be worried. The two main components of the attack include the use of remote access tool type malware that gives the attackers the ability to access information on the victim’s computer networks as well as to steal data, collect passwords, take screenshots, and even download and run files. In effect, it sounds like they could take control over entire utility systems. Symantec, the makers of the Norton suite, says the malware’s “main motive appears to be cyberespionage” but doesn’t mention any major shutdowns. The company now has fixes in place for its customers.
Source: gizmodo.com
Photo: Retlaw Snellac Photography
Can anyone say Manual control with men not computers.
Then nuke em…what are we waiting for?
Hillary Clinton to Muslim Brotherhood terrorists: If you destroyed everything in Egypt starting July 3rd, 2014, I promise to declare Islamic Caliphate in Egypt and support you to free Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood leaders and apply Sharia Law, like what our CIA-made ISIS did in parts of Iraq and Syria days ago! We were ready to do so, in Egypt, July 5th, 2013, but things went wrong when Egyptians went in 35 Millions into streets on June 30th , and then the Egyptian army and Elsisi removed Morsi on July 3rd, 2013! Create a civil war, to press on Elsisi, and create reasons for us to strike Egypt, like attacking embassies, Israel or Suez Canal! Muslim Brother terrorists started today July 3rd, burning, destroying, exploding and killing, waiting for Hillary Clinton and Obama to do what they promised, and orders for terrorism are being sent from their leaders, in Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and through CIA-spy, Omar Afifi, Virginia, USA! They plan also to assassinate Saudi king, and make terrorism in Mekkah and Kuweit, as a punishment for them for supporting Egypt!!! Terrorist codes are also being sent through NOW agents through Abla Fahita, Contemporaryarts1, and TV ads, for mass destruction, bombing, and chemtrail spraying!
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Can’t do much more harm than the Dems and Obama are doing in D.C.
T*t for tat . I say , give these college hackers something to do …
wind turbines are junk and are killing our nations bird anyway!
Strike back. When marshal law is called we will be hit from all sides
O, come on, it is a joke!?
We shall see.