" Updated: Spies have reportedly been probing the U.S. electrical grid for months and planting software that could be activated at a future date, according to a Wall Street Journal. The report highlights the latest vulnerabilities facing U.S. power infrastructure.
Simply put, the fact the grid is wide open for malicious hackers isn’t news. What’s different is the Journal is naming names (at least countries).
The Journal notes that:
- The Chinese have attempted to map the U.S. electrical grid;
- The espionage is pervasive and not targeted to any one company or region;
- The companies in charge of the infrastructure—remember most of the U.S. networks are in private hands—never knew of the intrusions;
- Intelligence agencies discovered the intrusions;
- Water, sewer and other systems are at risk;
- And the intelligence gleaned through these intrusions will be critical in the event of war.
The good news is that the Obama administration is about to complete a cybersecurity review and Congress had approved $17 billion in funds to protect government networks under the Bush administration. "
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