A team from SentinelOne said “state sponsored hackers” have targeted a
European firm using sophisticated digital warfare techniques.
The attacks came from Eastern Europe and are likely to be Russian in origin, although SentinelOne stopped short of blaming Moscow outright.
Any attack on the power grid could be devastating, because it would effectively cripple an advanced country’s economy.
In 2003, a blackout in the north east of America is thought to have cost $6billion. The world is even more reliant on technology now, meaning the cost could be much higher if hackers managed to bring down the power and turn the lights off in a major city like London or New York.
Tech experts Joseph Landry and Udi Shamir wrote: “The Labs team at SentinelOne recently discovered a sophisticated malware campaign specifically targeting at least one European energy company.
“Upon discovery, the team reverse engineered the code and believes that based on the nature, behavior and sophistication of the malware and the extreme measures it takes to evade detection, it likely points to a nation-state sponsored initiative, potentially originating in Eastern Europe.”
The malware used by the hackers is highly advanced, meaning it could not have been designed by anyone who was not state sponsored.
SentinelOne told Ars Technica the digital weapon may have been designed by Russia teams, but declined to be more specific.
Security firms are famously wary of “attributing” attacks, because of the risk of blaming the wrong person.
Russian hackers are often suspected of scheming against the western governments and businesses.
Here are some recent articles relevant to the topic.
The attacks came from Eastern Europe and are likely to be Russian in origin, although SentinelOne stopped short of blaming Moscow outright.
In 2003, a blackout in the north east of America is thought to have cost $6billion. The world is even more reliant on technology now, meaning the cost could be much higher if hackers managed to bring down the power and turn the lights off in a major city like London or New York.
Tech experts Joseph Landry and Udi Shamir wrote: “The Labs team at SentinelOne recently discovered a sophisticated malware campaign specifically targeting at least one European energy company.
“Upon discovery, the team reverse engineered the code and believes that based on the nature, behavior and sophistication of the malware and the extreme measures it takes to evade detection, it likely points to a nation-state sponsored initiative, potentially originating in Eastern Europe.”
The malware used by the hackers is highly advanced, meaning it could not have been designed by anyone who was not state sponsored.
SentinelOne told Ars Technica the digital weapon may have been designed by Russia teams, but declined to be more specific.
Security firms are famously wary of “attributing” attacks, because of the risk of blaming the wrong person.
Russian hackers are often suspected of scheming against the western governments and businesses.
Here are some recent articles relevant to the topic.
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