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Diplomat: Baltic States Can Expect EU Support To Power Grid Synchronization

Tsarizm StaffDec 26, 20170

Image by Bearas he Baltic states can expect support of the European Union (EU) to their bid of synchronizing their electricity grids with Western Europe in this and the next multiannual budget, if the decision on the interconnections is made by mid-2018, says Arnoldas Pranckevicius, the head of the European…

Hackers Linked To Russia conduct Second Cyber Attack Against Ukrainian Power Grid

L Todd WoodJan 12, 2017January 14, 20170

A second, successful cyber attack was conducted against the Ukrainian power grid in December by hackers linked to the Russian government, causing power outages in the capital city of Kyiv. The attacks targeted critical infrastructure and were meant to sow confusion, rather than cripple the country. The incident came a…