'Denial of service' attack caused grid cyber disruption: DOE

[Eugene]

Source: E&E News

'Denial of service' attack caused grid cyber disruption: DOE

Blake Sobczak, E&E News reporter
Energywire: Thursday, May 2, 2019

A recent cyber disruption to the U.S. grid involved a "denial of service condition" at a Western utility, according to a Department of Energy official.

On March 5, an unidentified power company fell victim to a "cyber event" that interfered with operations but stopped short of causing blackouts, according to a DOE filing this week.

A DOE official confirmed yesterday that the event "did not impact generation, the reliability of the grid or cause any customer outages."

But the denial-of-service attack was significant enough for the utility to file an electric disturbance report with DOE — the same forms reserved for major interruptions like storms, physical attacks or fuel shortages (Energywire, April 30).

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[Blues Heron]

1. maybe computerizing and connecting everything to the net wasn't the smartest move

We really have made ourselves vulnerable here with this awesome connectivity.

[2naSalit]

2. Saw this coming way back

when everyone was in a rush to computerize everything.