https://14.stf365.com ru https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/lap/en/tpost/s7077a79z1-disconnection-of-metallurgical-plant-pow https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/lap/en/tpost/s7077a79z1-disconnection-of-metallurgical-plant-pow?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:52:00 +0300 Transmission Line

Disconnection of metallurgical plant power lines

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Today, production stopped at the country's largest metallurgical plant, MetalliKO, after hackers attacked a substation that supplies 80% of its electricity. The incident could not be eliminated on day one. Engineers predict that it will take a week to restore operations. The plant has incurred losses, contractual obligations are not being fulfilled, and delivery schedules have been disrupted. The blast furnaces are cooling down, and the production of oxygen necessary for their operation is also suspended. The plant's chief engineer gave an interview on national TV. He stated that the power outage at the plant has started an irreversible process that could lead to a human-made disaster: "The abrupt shutdown of gas and water treatment systems, units with huge amounts of liquid metal, and high-pressure vessels and boilers will cause a major accident that threatens human life and health." The clean-up operation and restarting production will require vast outlays and time, which in the current conditions signals bankruptcy for the plant. In addition, the largest wholesale trade center in the north of the country has lost power, and businesses are suffering huge losses. Residential buildings across the capital have no power. "How long can this go on? They come up with all these smart technologies, and then we can't even turn on the TV, and the kids have to do their homework by candlelight!" railed a local resident in an interview with the TV station.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/station/en/tpost/loxoh52t81-shutdown-of-all-electrical-substations https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/station/en/tpost/loxoh52t81-shutdown-of-all-electrical-substations?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:53:00 +0300 Electrical Substation

Shutdown of all electrical substations

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State F is experiencing the largest blackout in its history. Several of the country's leading energy companies simultaneously reported massive cyberattacks on their infrastructure. During an emergency meeting, the energy minister said that the blackout was caused by hackers targeting the automated control systems of the electrical substations. A total of 1.5 million people were left without power. The subway and other public transport is paralyzed, dozens of flights were postponed, and hundreds of people are stranded at airports. Classes in educational institutions were canceled, and many people did not go to work. According to a local newspaper, at least four hospital patients died due to power outages. Mobile operators and internet providers are experiencing serious interruptions. Another problem is food and drug safety: since refrigerators do not work, people have been forced to look for dry ice in order to preserve food and medicines. Almost all stores, malls, and banks are closed due to lack of power. The capital's sewage treatment plants have stopped working, and tap water supplies are disrupted. The country's financial system is also paralyzed. Cities are in pitch darkness at night: not a single lamp is on, and there are many accidents caused by the disabled traffic lights.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/station/en/tpost/fl6rg5yog1-tampering-of-power-control-data https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/station/en/tpost/fl6rg5yog1-tampering-of-power-control-data?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:53:00 +0300 Electrical Substation

Tampering of power control data

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The phones of emergency call handlers are ringing off the hook. Angry people are complaining about a lack of electricity, even though the control system screens indicate no problems in the power grid and all consumers are connected. During the initial investigation, it was revealed that the hackers had tampered with the control system data displayed to the operator. Experts at the power company really have no idea which consumers are connected to the grid and which are not.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/tec/en/tpost/u6b6sv86b1-shutdown-of-chp-steam-turbine https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/tec/en/tpost/u6b6sv86b1-shutdown-of-chp-steam-turbine?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:54:00 +0300 Heat and Power Plant

Shutdown of CHP steam turbine

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This afternoon, hackers attacked a CHP steam turbine in State F. Hundreds of settlements nationwide were left without power. Since the beginning of the heating season, several dozen fake domains have appeared on the internet, echoing the names of state energy companies, in particular F-Gas and F-Power. The likely objective was to harvest data on employees in the energy sector. This information was then used for attacks on industrial facilities. Hackers were able to break into the CHP control system and stop the steam turbine. As a result, parts of State F were left without power. This brought transport, government, and commercial services to a halt. Malls and retail stores were forced to close in the middle of the working day because without cash registers there can be no trade. According to government estimates, the total damage to the economy is already in the tens of millions of dollars. The country's leadership has been forced to publicly justify itself. Newspapers accuse hackers of involvement in the attack on the power plant.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/ges/en/tpost/x3zt5xy0m1-tampering-of-hydroelectric-plant-data https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/ges/en/tpost/x3zt5xy0m1-tampering-of-hydroelectric-plant-data?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:55:00 +0300 Hydroelectric Power Plant

Tampering of hydroelectric plant data

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To manage operations, a state-of-the-art collective control system was put into trial operation at hydroelectric units. Recently, operators have been logging deviations in the power output readings of these units. After a period of time, the readings returned to normal. The investigation pinpointed the cause of the system's abnormal behavior: a dismissed employee of the supplier company had tampered with the control parameters in order to harm their former employer. The company intends to take legal action.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/ges/en/tpost/ll5gu9kve1-shutdown-of-water-power-plants-industria https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/ges/en/tpost/ll5gu9kve1-shutdown-of-water-power-plants-industria?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:55:00 +0300 Hydroelectric Power Plant

Shutdown of water power plant's industrial network switch

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Today, hackers attacked a water power plant on the river Off. The operators had to switch the plant from automatic to manual mode. "At some point, the SCADA system stopped showing the water turbine rotation rate, device vibration frequency, and temperature. As it turned out, hackers put a switch that transmitted data to the operator monitors out of operation," the plant's chief security officer said in his interview to a local TV channel. The incident will not cause power cuts but will result in financial losses due to the plant's decreased performance.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/center/en/tpost/7rpgnjuht1-tampering-of-telemetry-system-data-at-di https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/center/en/tpost/7rpgnjuht1-tampering-of-telemetry-system-data-at-di?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:56:00 +0300 Control Center

Tampering of telemetry system data at dispatch control center

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Hackers attacked the dispatch control center and managed to spoof data in the telemetry system. The system collects electricity consumption data and adjusts energy generation based on it. As the hackers made the control monitors display misleading information, dispatchers were unaware of the energy shortage. To reduce the load on the system, the relays automatically cut off some consumers from the power grid.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/solar/en/tpost/hzzpa2ptz1-disruption-of-electricity-delivery-from https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/solar/en/tpost/hzzpa2ptz1-disruption-of-electricity-delivery-from?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:57:00 +0300 Solar Power Plant

Disruption of electricity delivery from solar power plant

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Cybercriminals managed to disable the solar power plant's inverter. It is the key element of the plant which ensures that energy generated by the solar units is delivered to consumers. As a result, many people spent hours without electricity before engineers fixed the problem. The incident has placed the Green Energy project in jeopardy. The project's goal is to promote the use of renewable energy sources, but now many have doubts about its reliability. On social media, users are leaving similar comments: "If it's that easy for hackers to shut down green power plants, what's the point of investing in them?"

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/solar/en/tpost/9vrafme6k1-tampering-of-inverter-data-at-solar-powe https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/solar/en/tpost/9vrafme6k1-tampering-of-inverter-data-at-solar-powe?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:57:00 +0300 Solar Power Plant

Tampering of inverter data at solar power plant

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A recently commissioned solar power plant had trouble operating for months and was eventually closed for an investigation. The investigation lasted for 30 days and revealed that hackers gained access to the inverter, the key component of the solar power plant which ensures that energy generated by the solar units is delivered to consumers. The hackers would then entertain themselves by generating fake errors on the operator's workstation so that the staff had to manually disable the inverter and call out a repair crew each time an error occurred. These disruptions made the plant's operation highly ineffective.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/nj587k7r21-customer-data-leak https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/nj587k7r21-customer-data-leak?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:58:00 +0300 Energy Company Office

Customer data leak

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Hackers stole the database of the power company OffEnergo. A company spokesperson said the stolen data included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, as well as tariff and energy meter IDs. Customers will soon become phishing targets. The technical details of the attack have not been made known. A company employee who wished to remain anonymous claims that the attackers not only exploited a vulnerability in outdated software, but also deployed social engineering methods.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/irt06lyxr1-financial-statement-leak https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/irt06lyxr1-financial-statement-leak?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:59:00 +0300 Energy Company Office

Financial statement leak

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Hackers have breached the systems of OffEnergo, the capital's energy supplier, compromising the chief accountant's computer and stealing the company's payment orders. The attackers now have information on money transfers to non-budgeted funds and prepayment of grid extension works. The company will have to conduct an internal investigation and may be coerced into paying a ransom so that its confidential data is not put up for sale on the dark web.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/7obdd111z1-employee-personal-data-leak https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/7obdd111z1-employee-personal-data-leak?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0300 Energy Company Office

Employee personal data leak

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A database of the power company OffEnergo employees has leaked online. Most of the compromised data is confidential: names, contact and resume details, as well as information constituting bank secrets. The company faces litigation and heavy fines.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/3faxzckrz1-energy-consumption-data-spoofing-in-powe https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/3faxzckrz1-energy-consumption-data-spoofing-in-powe?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0300 Energy Company Office

Energy consumption data spoofing in power company

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OffEnergo is reportedly having hard times: the energy supplier is accused of fraud in relation to electricity metering and faces the risk of losing its license. Several homeowners associations filed lawsuits against OffEnergo, demanding fair calculation of the actual amount of electricity consumed by their households. Unjustifiably high bills didn't sit well with the MetalliKO iron and steel works either. OffEnergo claims that unknown intruders are at fault as they managed to spoof the readings in the electricity metering system. At this point, the matter will have to be settled in court.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/le6pnze261-ransomware-infection https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/le6pnze261-ransomware-infection?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0300 Energy Company Office

Ransomware infection

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A power distribution company has been hit by a ransomware attack. Many of its servers have been encrypted. The cybercriminals are demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency. According to a company employee, information about customer arrears was also stolen. An investigation is underway.

]]> https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/38d3vxhfs1-tampering-with-data-in-energy-forecastin https://14.stf365.com/wiki/energy/office/en/tpost/38d3vxhfs1-tampering-with-data-in-energy-forecastin?amp=true Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:02:00 +0300 Energy Company Office

Tampering with data in energy forecasting system

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Hackers have interfered with the system that forecasts energy consumption in State F. The attack affected not only the OffEnergo power supplier but also energy-intensive industries, including the MetalliKO iron and steel works.

The system is based on a model that analyzes actual data and calculates probable consumption figures. The procedure was interrupted during data processing, which resulted in an output that was far from accurate. Energy consumers suffered significant losses due to poor forecasting.

For now, other industrial enterprises in State F postponed the integration of the model indefinitely as they want to be sure that the system operates without issues and intruders can no longer compromise its security.

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