Russian hackers indicted for targeting nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric

Utility Dive: The federal indictment this week is a reminder that power sector companies face constant cyber threats and that their biggest vulnerabilities can often be their own employees.

The indictment issued this week by a g​rand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania describes intricate steps hackers took in their attempts to infiltrate Westinghouse Electric systems, going so far as to register domain names and develop spoof websites to capture employee credentials.

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