Hackers Came Within Minutes of Crippling Australian Power Grid

Hackers Came Within Minutes of Crippling Australian Power Grid
Bayswater Power Station near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley in Australia, on July 28, 2010. TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP via Getty Images
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As many as 3 million Australian homes were minutes away from losing power last month after a major energy network was hit by a ransomware attack.

Queensland’s CS Energy was the target of a sustained ransomware attack on Nov. 27, in what the utility’s chief executive officer has described as a worryingly accelerating trend.

Nina Nguyen
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Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].
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