Inside Russia's invasion of the U.S. electric grid

By artappraiser on Sun, 08/05/2018 - 5:05pm |

In the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia deterred any major attack by the other with existentially dangerous arsenals of nuclear-tipped missiles. Now, Russia has what it views as a potent new deterrent, experts say — cyber implants in the U.S. electric grid.

What's going on: Over the last year, Russian hackers have infiltrated power stations and other points on the U.S. grid — and now are inside hundreds, empowering them to create chaos with massive blackouts, U.S. officials say.

The big picture: Experts tell Axios that, rather than plotting an attack, the Kremlin is sending a deliberate message. [.....]

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https://www.axios.com/russia-united-states-cyber-war-electric-power-grid-cb71f036-1ccc-47a2-93b7-fe4220e36622.html