Russian hackers in 2016 cyber attack on Ukraine's power grid intended to damage transmissions stations

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The attack that blacked out most of the capital city Kyiv was intended to cause physical damage, claims new report

The hackers behind the 2016 cyber attack on Ukraine's power grid had aimed to create conditions to inflict physical damage to the targeted transmission station. That's according to a new study b...

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