Russian hackers cut power to some Ukrainians last year, government official says

Kevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.

A Ukrainian government official said Thursday that Russian military hackers caused a power outage in parts of Ukraine last year, a previously unpublicized cyberattack that adds to concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure. It is unclear how many people or places were without power or for how long. The attack, which happened in October last year, is only the third known time that hackers successfully penetrated an energy system and caused a power outage.

The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry didn’t respond to an emailed request for comment. Many countries including the United States, China and Russia routinely engage in spying and espionage, but successful cyberattacks on the power grid are extremely rare. Destructive cyberattacks on critical infrastructure could be seen as an act of war.

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