Russian Attacks On Ukraine Power Grid May Be Global

Russian Attacks On Ukraine Power Grid May Be Global

As Russia assaults Ukraine's power grid, the prospect of Russian links to attacks on U.S. electrical infrastructure cannot be ...With continued attacks likely in the U.S., the best, most effective aid to Ukraine may well rest in actively investigating local power grid attacks, hardening the U.S. power grid itself, and taking other steps to ensure Russia’s efforts to turn Ukraine’s power off remain firmly focused on the battlefield. Put bluntly, terror attacks and other efforts to interfere or otherwise compromise the global supply of electrical grid components are unacceptable. Foreign attacks on the U.S. power grid—even indirect ones—are warlike acts worthy of a major and escalatory U.S. response. ...

Reference: www.forbes.com

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Investigators Search for Suspects in 4 Seattle-Area Substation Attacks

Investigators Search for Suspects in 4 Seattle-Area Substation Attacks

...badly damaged four Pierce County electrical substations on Christmas Day and left hundreds of customers without power Monday afternoon. Nor are police ready to say whether the incidents were coordinated or connected to a recent string of similar incidents at substations in the Pacific Northwest and on the East Coast. ...

Reference: www.officer.com

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More Attacks on U.S. Power Grid on Christmas Day 2022 | 3 Washington state substations attacked

Three substations attacked in Washington state, leaving thousands without power

Three electricity substations in the Tacoma, Washington, area were attacked Sunday, affecting as many as 14,000 customers, authorities said. ...In a statement, TPU said, "Two of our substations were deliberately targeted by physical attacks."

Reference: www.nbcnews.com

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Drone attack Pennsylvania electric substation was first to ‘specifically target energy infrastructure,’ according to federal law enforcement bulletin

Drone attack Pennsylvania electric substation was first to ‘specifically target energy infrastructure,’ according to federal law enforcement bulletin

The July 2020 incident is the first known case of a “modified unmanned aircraft system likely being used in the United States to specifically target energy infrastructure,” states the October 28 memo from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center. That statement is based on a review of drone incidents dating back to 2017. ...

Reference: www.cnn.com

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