Critical Infrastructure News
Helsinki Airport resumes flights after drone alert forces suspension, officials say
Helsinki Airport resumed normal flight operations on Friday after suspending air traffic for three hours due to a drone warning, officials said. The airport suspended air traffic from 4:00 am-7:00 am local time after safety authorities issued a danger alert for the southern Uusimaa region over a potential drone in the area. “Although flights are…
Read MoreForeign Operators and Technical Superintendent of M/V Dali Indicted for Roles in Key Bridge Crash
Two corporate entities and a shoreside superintendent face criminal charges in connection with the vessel crash that knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. A federal court unsealed an indictment today charging three defendants with conspiracy to defraud the United States and with causing the death of six construction workers on the bridge,…
Read MoreSweden thwarted 2025 pro-Russian cyber attack on thermal power plant
Sweden thwarted a pro-Russian cyber attack on a thermal power plant in mid-2025, the government said on Wednesday, saying the group behind it was linked to Russian intelligence. There were no serious consequences, Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said. “The Swedish Security Service handled the case and was able to identify the actor behind it,…
Read MoreNashville Electric Service leaders received death threats after ice storm
The Nashville Electric Service (NES) detailed security concerns at its latest board meeting Wednesday morning. The board revealed troubling situations involving threats against NES leadership following the historic January ice storm in Nashville. NES officials confirmed there have been at least 11 credible death threats against leadership in addition to harassment emails and vehicle break-ins…
Read MoreLarge oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place, officials said. No one was injured in Monday’s explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of Houston, Mayor Charlotte M. Moses said.…
Read MoreIsrael hits Tehran with airstrikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets
Israel pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict. Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran’s capital. The attacks came a day after Israel pledged…
Read MoreStrikes hit world’s largest natural gas field in Iran, and Tehran retaliates with more attacks
Iran broadened its strikes on major energy facilities in the Middle East, eliciting strong warnings Thursday from Gulf Arab states that called it a dangerous escalation that threatened to draw them into direct combat with Tehran. The strikes come after Israel killed Iran’s intelligence minister and reportedly attacked the world’s largest natural gas field in…
Read More1 dead after ramming power substation outside Las Vegas
One person is dead after he rammed a power substation outside Boulder City, sources told the 8 News Now Investigators. Metro police confirmed the vehicle rammed the power substation near the community, which is located about 25 miles from Downtown Las Vegas. The exact location where the incident happened was not known. Several solar facilities…
Read MoreDrone pilot charged in Maryland after YouTube video of ‘second Pentagon’
A man was federally charged in Maryland last week after posting drone footage on YouTube of a flight over part of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex, a military installation buried in the Catoctin Mountains sometimes described as a “second Pentagon.” The drone pilot, Stuart Dale Bennett, was identified by FBI agents after a U.S. military…
Read MoreFairfield [ME] man charged after gunfire damages three CMP substations in Kennebec County
A Fairfield man is facing charges after authorities say he fired multiple gunshots at three Central Maine Power substations in Kennebec County early Sunday morning. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the incidents, which happened between about midnight and 4:15 a.m. on Feb. 15, in Windsor, Winslow and Augusta. At approximately 12:15 a.m., Maine State Police…
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