The uncomfortable reality is that the energy sector's cyberattacks have doubled between 2020 and 2022. Indeed, 48 successful attacks hit Europe’s energy infrastructure in 2022 alone, which is why cybersecurity has become a key component of ensuring overall energy security. In particular, cybersecurity experts in the Netherlands have been closely monitoring the major power outage affecting Spain and Portugal and are raising pressing concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.[1
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With power grids increasingly targeted by domestic extremists in the US, Oregon State University (OSU) researchers are warning that a basic utility device can be corrupted. Digital devices called “smart meters” are commonly used by utility companies. They can measure customers’ electricity data or remotely shut off power to those with unpaid bills.[1] All this with the use of computers and hackers.
An OSU associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at OSU said that hack
