A general view shows the facilities of a mobile gas turbine generator, which was turned on due to power outages after pylons carrying electricity were blown up, in the settlement of Stroganovka, Simferopol district of Crimea, in this November 22, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov
KIEV: Hackers were able to attack four sections of Ukraine's power grid with malware late last year because of basic security lapses and they could take down other industrial facilities at any time, a consultant to government investigators said.
Three power cuts reported in separate areas of western and central Ukraine in late December were the first known electrical outages caused by cyberattacks, causing consternation among businesses and officials around the world.
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