Thwarted Plot to Attack Baltimore Power Grid Part of Growing Domestic Terrorism: Feds February 8, 2023 By Eric Tucker and Lea Skene A Maryland woman spent months conspiring with a neo-Nazi leader based in Florida to plan an attack on Baltimore’s power...
Homeland Security Reports Ransomware Attack Shut Gas Pipeline Facility for Two Days February 19, 2020 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has alerted energy and other infrastructure firms to review their cybersecurity after a ransomware...
Energy Sector Cyber Insurance, Cybersecurity Struggles Leave Taxpayers, Customers Exposed June 4, 2018 By Naureen S. Malik Insurers are limiting how much coverage energy companies can buy to protect themselves against a major attack by hackers, potentially...
U.S. Says Russia Behind Years of ‘Multi-Stage’ Cyber Attacks on Energy Grid March 16, 2018 By Dustin Volz and Timothy Gardner The Trump administration on Thursday blamed the Russian government for a campaign of cyber attacks stretching back at least two...
Report Urges Pressure on Utilities to Protect Electric Grid From Storms August 14, 2013 By Brian Wingfield Power companies should be pressed by government to install technologies including smart meters and energy-storage devices to shield the electric...