UK Power Grid Faces a Potential Jolt, as Middlemen Org Combat Cyber Attacks

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UK Power Grid Faces a Potential Jolt_ as Middlemen Org Combat Cyber Attacks

Elexon, a Middlemen organization in the UK’s power grid network reported a cyber-attack on May 14. The company posted on its website that its internal IT systems had been affected by the attack. It also reported that it had identified the source of attacks, and was working to bring its internal systems back to normalcy.

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On its part, the National Grid ESO, the key operator of the electricity grid in the UK, said the attack had not affected its electricity supply operation. Additionally, it also initiated an investigation into its IT networks system. Elexon is an electricity trading arrangements provider and a child organization of the National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC.

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Source: https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/ics-security/uk-power-grid-network-middleman-struck-by-digital-attack/