Hackers, who are allegedly linked to the Russian government have worked kiberorazhie, which has the potential to disrupt the operation of electrical networks. Or so they say US researchers said on Science Alert.
Malicious code that researchers have dubbed CrashOverride, breached the operation of an electrical system so far - that of Ukraine in December last year. In this incident, hackers (known as Electrum) stopped a short time one-fifth of the electrical power generated in Kiev, affecting 225,000 people.
With certain modifications the system can be used even against countries like the US, said Sergio Caltagirone, director of cybersecurity company, which has investigated the code and has published a report on it recently. "This is the culmination of over a decade working on the theory and scenarios executive allegedly attack Caltagirone. - This system has the potential to change the rules of the game. "
At this stage, the United States has never linked the attack Russia in Kiev (at official level). Representatives of the US authorities, however, agree with the findings of private sector companies, according to which it is linked to the Kremlin, said "Washington Post."
Electrum group can stand behind kibernapadeniyata industrial control systems in the US, says John Haltkuist, who works for the organization, but at that time was part of the team of another research group - iSight Partners, called the group "Sanduorm" and associated it with Russian security services. From "Dragos" believe that although it is not clear whether "Electrum" and "Sanduorm" are the same group, the data show that they are at least related.
CrashOverride not the first such instrument whose purpose is to break or destroy the control systems in the industry. Kiberorazhie first of this type was Stuxnet - "worm" that attacked Iran's nuclear program was programmed to attack facilities enriching uranium.
Source: Science Alert ,https://www.gettyimages.com/