U.S. investigators have found evidence to confirm what is believed to be the first-of-its-kind cyberattack on a power grid that caused a blackout for hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine in December.
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For years, U.S. officials have expressed worry about the vulnerability of the U.S. power grid. And the U.S. investigation of the Ukrainian attack has confirmed what until now has been largely theoretical: that cyberwarfare can be used to disable the U.S. power grid. U.S. systems aren’t any more protected than those breached in Ukraine, the U.S. official said.
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“until now has been largely theoretical”
Really, If there is access to the outside, it is not even remotely safe. Especially with the backdoor that the US government talked every IT company into putting in their products. An example is: The power companies have mesh networks that connect all their “smart” meters. I am quite sure a real cracker would have no problem busting that wide open.