Hacker group Xenotime, a possible Russian actor behind the Triton malware, has scanned the networks of at least 20 US electricity systems, including all aspects of the grid, a move described as disconcerting by security analysts. Critical infrastructure security firm Dragos and the Electric Information Sharing and Analysis Center revealed Xenotime probed everything from US power generation plants to transmission and distribution stations in actions dating back to The previous year. mid-2018, Xenotime accidentally shut down Saudi Arabia's Petro Rabigh refinery after gaining access to the industrial control system. The intrusions are seen as a precursor to a possible attack.
Hacker group Xenotime, a possible Russian actor behind the Triton malware, has scanned the networks of at least 20 US electricity systems, including all aspects of the grid, a move described as disconcerting by security analysts. Critical infrastructure security firm Dragos and the Electric Information Sharing and Analysis Center revealed Xenotime probed everything from US power generation plants to transmission and distribution stations in actions dating back to mid-2018. The previous year, Xenotime accidentally shut down Saudi Arabia's Petro Rabigh refinery after gaining access to the industrial control system. The intrusions are seen as a precursor to a possible attack.