Electricity
Cyberattack on Polish energy grid impacted around 30 facilities
The coordinated attack on Poland’s power grid in late December targeted multiple distributed energy resource (DER) sites across the country, including combined heat and power (CHP) facilities and wind and solar dispatch systems. Although the attacker compromised operational technology (OT) systems damaging “key equipment beyond repair,” they failed to disrupt power, totalling 1.2 GW or 5% of […]
Spanish energy giant Endesa discloses data breach affecting customers
Spanish energy provider Endesa and its Energía XXI operator are notifying customers that hackers accessed the company’s systems and accessed contract-related information, which includes personal details. Endesa is the largest electric utility company in Spain, now owned by Enel Group, that distributes gas and electricity to more than 10 million customers in Spain and Portugal. In total, […]
Nova Scotia Power confirms hackers stole customer data in cyberattack
Nova Scotia Power confirms it suffered a data breach after threat actors stole sensitive customer data in a cybersecurity incident discovered last month. Nova Scotia Power, a subsidiary of Emera Inc., is a significant utility in Canada. It serves over 500,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Nova Scotia, holding 95% of the market share. […]