Russian hackers have almost succeeded in leaving the US without power and gas

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A dozen US energy facilities hit by hackers
17:52, 15.02.2023

A group of blacklisted hackers came close to taking out about a dozen facilities that supply electricity and gas to the US.



The head of cybersecurity company Dragos, Rober M. Lee, said his company helps respond to cyber attacks.

He declined to reveal details of last year's cyber attacks, but said the threat was real. It was stopped by the US government and a group from the cyber industry.

Robert M. Lee himself did not comment conclusively on whether or not the "Chernovit" hackers were Russian, but other cybersecurity researchers say the malware they used was probably created in Russia.

As Politico notes - the malware was first detected in April 2022. Shortly before that, President Joe Biden said Russia may be plotting cyberattacks against the U.S.

According to Dragos, the PIPEDREAM virus can affect an enterprise from within.

You can raise the temperature, which can cause dangerous conditions in a factory. There is no need to exploit anything, no need to find a vulnerability when the factory environment is already laid down to make it work," Lee said

on Feb. 12, it was reported that NATO websites had been subjected to a cyberattack. And in January, Reuters published information that Russian hackers had tried to attack nuclear research laboratories in the U.S.

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