Saturday, January 24, 2026

Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage

Very serious stuff, if confirmed! What is the megalomaniac and warmonger Putin the Terrible up to?

"A failed December effort to bring down parts of Poland’s energy grid was the work of b known for causing past energy disruptions, according to a security research firm that investigated the incident. 

Last week, Polish Energy Minister Milosz Motyka told reporters that the attempted cyberattack on December 29 and 30 saw hackers targeting two heat and power plants, as well as trying to disrupt the communication links between renewable installations, such as wind turbines and power distribution operators. ...

On Friday, cybersecurity firm ESET said it obtained a copy of the destructive malware, which it calls DynoWiper. This type of malware, known as “wiper” malware, is designed to irreversibly destroy data on computers to prevent them from working. ..."

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

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