Analysis: Hydro hack shows even low-level criminals can cause major disruptions
That’s the sort of menace that cyber experts typically worry might be caused by a highly-skilled government-backed hacking group bent on damaging a national adversary — but, not this time. Most public evidence suggests this attack was the work of low-level criminal hackers just trying to make a buck.
“It does point out that there are these glaring holes, and despite [government and industry’s] best efforts, you just can’t close all of them,” Cummiskey said. The infection spread from there to numerous other systems, the company’s chief financial officer Eivind Kallevik said during a“Let me be clear: The situation for hydro . . . is quite severe,” Kallevik said. “The entire worldwide network is down, affecting our production as well as our office operations.”
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