ISIS attacks the US power grid
The Islamic State is trying to hack American electrical power companies but these attacks have been unsuccessful. This information was disclosed last October 14 by government officials at a conference in the involved companies of the US energy sector. The FBI said that the tools used to attack systems are not complex enough to pose a problem of security to companies. Besides the likelihood of an attack is able to disable the entire energy system is extremely improbable said John Riggi, head of FBI's cyber division.
References:
- 16/10/2015 money.cnn.com ISIS is attacking the U.S. energy grid (and failing)
- 19/10/2015 businessinsider.com 'They'd love to do damage': The FBI says ISIS wants to go after one of America's biggest vulnerabilities
- 20/10/2015 breakingisraelnews.com Dep’t of Homeland Security Reveals ISIS Attempted to Sabotage US Power Grid Through Cyber Attacks Read more at https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51687/homeland-security-reveals-isis-attempted-to-sabotage-power-grid-through-cyber-attacks-terror-watch/#EFo