Israeli energy minister , Yuval Steinitz , has revealed that the country ’s Electricity Authority experienced a serious hack on 25 - 26 January . Officials are still working to counter the attack , and Steinitz reported that : “ The threat was already identified and the right person was already prepared to neutralize it . ” The attack occurred during a cold spell , sending electricity consumption to record - breaking levels . It is unclear however , whether the attack caused a power outage . Steinitz did however reveal that the attack was one of the largest computer - based attacks that the country ’s power authority has experienced . Steinitz said it was one of the biggest computer-based attacks Israel's power authority has experienced and that it was responded to by members of his ministry and the country's National Cyber Bureau. It follows a successful attack on Ukraine ’s energy infrastructure in January 2015 , which was subsequently blamed on Russian operatives . No indication has been given as to who may be involved in this latest attack .
Israeli energy minister , Yuval Steinitz , has revealed that the country ’s Electricity Authority experienced a serious hack on 25 - 26 January . Officials are still working to counter the attack , and Steinitz reported that : “ The threat was already identified and the right person was already prepared to neutralize it . ” The attack occurred during a cold spell , sending electricity consumption to record - breaking levels . It is unclear however , whether the attack caused a power outage . Steinitz did however reveal that the attack was one of the largest computer - based attacks that the country ’s power authority has experienced . It follows a successful attack on Ukraine ’s energy infrastructure in January 2015 , which was subsequently blamed on Russian operatives . No indication has been given as to who may be involved in this latest attack .