Posts Tagged ‘critical infrastructure’
Strikes 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 MoreCuban officials report island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis
Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a “complete disconnection” of the country’s electrical system and said it was investigating, noting there were…
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…
Read MoreAnarchists claim responsibility for rail sabotage during Italy Olympics
An anarchist group claimed responsibility on Monday for sabotaging rail infrastructure in northern Italy on Saturday and disrupting train traffic on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games. Police reported three separate episodes at different locations early on Saturday which caused delays of up to 2-1/2 hours for high-speed and regional services, particularly…
Read MoreScottish 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,…
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