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Wiper malware targeted Poland energy grid, but failed to knock out electricity

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨along_the_road@beehaw.org⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/wiper-malware-targeted-poland-energy-grid-but-failed-to-knock-out-electricity/

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  • Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This really veers out of the espionage lane and towards the act of war lane. Acknowledged as a war action when done successfully against Ukraine. Possibly “only” a message if the failure in Poland was deliberate on the hacker’s part, but still awful.

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