Posts Tagged ‘critical infrastructure’
Scottish factory with arms links smashed up by Palestine activists
Police have launched a probe following a break-in at a Scottish aerospace factory on New Year’s Day. Videos posted to social media appear to show members of an ‘autonomous’ pro Palestine group smashing computers and other equipment at Bruntons Aero Products during the early hours of 1 January. Wearing masks and dressed in black, the…
Read More45,000 homes in Berlin without power after politically motivated attack by ‘left-wing extremists’
Around 45,000 households were left without electricity in southwest Berlin after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire, which authorities have described as a politically motivated attack by far-left extremists. Though power has been restored in some areas, thousands could be left without power until Thursday after what authorities say was a politically motivated…
Read MorePolice in Finland arrest 2 in connection with damage to undersea telecom cable
Finnish authorities have arrested two people in connection with damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland that occurred earlier this week between the capitals of Finland and Estonia, police said Thursday. The damage was discovered early Wednesday in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone. The cable belongs to Finnish telecommunications service provider Elisa…
Read MoreUkrainian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Use Nefilim Ransomware to Attack Companies in the United States and Other Countries
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud for his role in a series of international ransomware attacks. According to court documents, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 35, of Barcelona, Spain, conspired with others to deploy the Nefilim ransomware against victim computer networks in the United States and other countries,…
Read MoreEngineer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Bombings of PG&E Transformers, Causing Property Damage and Widespread Power Outages
Peter Karasev, 39, of San Jose, California, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in federal prison for two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility related to two separate bombings of PG&E electrical transformers in late 2022 and early 2023. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman handed down the sentence. “Karasev’s attacks on critical…
Read MoreRussian strikes cut power and water in Odesa as infrastructure attacks continue
Russia attacked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in the south of the country overnight on Friday, damaging civilian infrastructure and leaving parts of the city without electricity and water. Head of Odesa Military Administration Serhiy Lysak also said that the residential building was damaged as a result of yet “another hostile attack”. Russia has…
Read MoreElection Day threats target some NYC, New Jersey polling locations
Bomb threats on Election Day forced towns across New Jersey to move their polling locations and shut down schools, while police sources said New York City and federal authorities responded to an “elaborate swatting attempt” targeting polling sites. Manhattan polling locations in Washington Heights, the West Village and Midtown received messages containing threats of a…
Read MoreRussia is attacking Ukraine’s vital rail network with more precise drones
When Russian drones smashed into the Shostka train station in northeastern Ukraine earlier this month, they killed a 71-year-old man, injured at least eight people and left train cars buckled by fire and riddled with shrapnel holes. It was one of the latest examples of what Ukrainian officials say has been a surge since mid-summer…
Read MoreFiber optic cable vandalism to blame for Verizon service outage, company says
Verizon customers reported service outages across Los Angeles County after vandalism of fiber optic cables, a spokesperson for the company said. Starting Friday morning, Verizon customers reported cellular and internet interruptions in areas across the county, the spokesperson said. By the afternoon, the company concluded that “multiple fiber cuts due to acts of vandalism” were…
Read MoreUkraine says ‘massive’ Russian attack targeted energy infrastructure
Russia carried out a “massive attack” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, top Ukrainian officials said early Friday, killing at least one person and leaving parts of the capital Kyiv without power. The Kremlin appears again to be using a tactic deployed in previous years, depriving Ukrainians of power and heat ahead of the bitter winter months.…
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