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fromTheregister
1 month agoCyberattack on Poland's power grid could have been lethal
It called the attacks irresponsible, and if they succeeded in disrupting the country's power grid, it could have led to civilian deaths given the timing. "An attack on a power grid at any time is irresponsible, but to carry it out in the depths of winter is potentially lethal to the civilian population dependent on it," Dragos said. "It is unfortunate that those who attack these systems appear to deliberately choose timing that maximizes impact on civilian populations."
Information security
Information security
fromArs Technica
1 month agoWiper malware targeted Poland energy grid, but failed to knock out electricity
Poland's electric grid was targeted by wiper malware likely deployed by Russia-aligned Sandworm, aiming to disrupt communications between renewables and power operators but failing.
fromFast Company
2 months agoTrump wants Big Tech to pay for new power plants as electricity prices surge
"For two years, I've been sounding the alarm, explaining that without fundamental changes to PJM - Pennsylvanians were going to be paying more and more, and getting nothing in return," Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said in a press release.
US politics
Environment
fromFast Company
4 months agoSupply-chain delays for transformers, cables, and breakers push power grid to the brink
A persistent shortage of critical grid equipment—transformers, circuit breakers, high-voltage cables, and steel poles—is delaying projects, raising costs, and threatening electricity reliability.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months agoAI's biggest expansion challenge isn't chips, say Goldman analysts
The US is racing ahead in artificial intelligence, but its biggest obstacle is more than chips, rare earths, or talent - it's electricity, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs. The US power grid is already straining under the surge of data centers fueling AI models, with these massive facilities now accounting for about 6% of total US electricity demand.
Environment
fromBuzzFeed
5 months agoThe Internet Is Going To Crash "In A Big Way" And Experts Say You're Not Ready
I don't think it is a matter of 'if,' it is simply a matter of 'when.' The electrical grid, as we know it, is only about 120 years old. And it is scattered in such a way that local or regional brownouts or total failures are happening too often.
Digital life
Europe news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
10 months agoBritain struck by unusual power activity hours before blackouts in Spain and Portugal
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UK's National Energy System Operator investigates unusual power grid activity linking to European blackouts.
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