Posts Tagged ‘critical infrastructure’
5G mast in west Belfast deliberately set on fire
A fire at a 5G mast in west Belfast was deliberate, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said. Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze on Stewartstown Road after it broke out at about 00:30 BST on Wednesday. It followed a series of arson attacks on 5G masts in west Belfast, with the PSNI…
Read MoreAt least 12 injured after unknown powder found on package in DHL centre in Germany
At least 12 people were injured on Friday morning after white powder was reportedly found on a suspicious package at a German DHL distribution centre, triggering a police operation. At least a dozen people were injured on Friday after a suspicious package was located at a DHL distribution centre in Langenzenn in southern Germany. Several…
Read More2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism’ fungus into US: DOJ
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with allegedly smuggling into the U.S. a fungus called “Fusarium graminearum, which scientific literature classifies as a potential agroterrorism weapon,” the Justice Department said Tuesday. Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were allegedly receiving Chinese government funding for their research, some…
Read MoreTwo anarchist groups claim responsibility for Cannes and Nice power outages
Nearly 45,000 homes were temporarily without electricity on Saturday night after a fire was started at an electrical transformer in western Nice. Two anarchist groups in France have claimed responsibility for a power outage that left more than 160,000 homes without power in the south of the country. The blackout affected the city of Nice…
Read MorePoland intervenes after Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ship detected near Baltic Sea cable
A Russian “shadow fleet” ship performed suspicious manoeuvres near the cable connecting Poland and Sweden, Poland’s PM Donald Tusk said. The Polish military intervened in the Baltic Sea after a Russian ship carried out “suspicious manoeuvres” near a power cable connecting Poland and Sweden, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. “A Russian ship…
Read MoreAnti-government group threatens crucial weather radars, NOAA warns
An anti-government group is making threats against weather equipment that it says is a “weather weapon” controlled by the military, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned employees. In emails widely shared with National Weather Service staff this month and obtained by The Washington Post, the NOAA Office of Security warned of threats it said…
Read MoreIberian blackout: Cyberattack is not to blame – but the threat to power grids is real. Here’s why
Millions of people across Spain and Portugal experienced a major power outage on Monday, causing significant travel disruptions and bringing much of the economy to a standstill. The sudden blackout led many private and public sector experts, including top government officials, to question whether the disruption could have been caused by a cyberattack. Spain’s top…
Read MoreMore than 10,000 passengers hit by delays following sabotage and technical issues on Spain’s AVE line
Many passengers arrived at their destinations in the early hours of the morning, with high numbers travelling during the bank holiday weekend. More than 10,000 passengers in Spain experienced severe disruption on Sunday after cable lines were stolen at several points within the province of Toledo and a train suffered a technical fault. Travellers relying…
Read MoreJordanian National Sentenced to Six Years for Threatening to Use Explosives and Attacking an Energy Facility
Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 44, a Jordanian national residing illegally in Orlando, was sentenced today to six years in federal prison for threatening to use explosives and destruction of an energy facility. A restitution hearing will be held at a future date to address the more than $450,000 in damages Hnaihen caused. “Threatening to commit…
Read MoreSan Jose Engineer Pleads Guilty to Bombings of PG&E Transformers, Causing Property Damage and Widespread Power Outages
Peter Karasev, 38, a U.S. citizen residing in San Jose, pleaded guilty in the Northern District of California today to federal charges related to two separate bombings of PG&E electrical transformers in late 2022 and early 2023. Karasev was indicted on Oct. 19, 2023, and pleaded guilty today to two counts of willful destruction of…
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