Two researchers have confirmed that a December 2016 blackout in Ukraine was the result of a hacking campaign that began with spear-phishing attacks carrying malware. Their findings increase concerns that many industrial control and supervisory control systems remain dangerously vulnerable to hack attacks. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has blamed the attacks on Russia for the blackout, which occurred Dec. 6 to Dec. 20. The attacks appeared in part to be used “as a training ground for R&D” for future attacks, one security expert says.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/ukraine-blackout-redux-hacking-confirmed-a-9633