More than five years after massive cyberattacks left a quarter of a million Ukrainians without electricity, the world¡¯s power grids have become even more vulnerable to hackers.
As utilities turn to sources of renewable energy and add millions of other components like smart meters, they¡¯re rapidly multiplying the number of connections and sensors along their networks, widening the potential for intrusions.
¡°Power grids are getting increasingly vulnerable because of digitalization and the use of more smart applications,¡± said Daine Loh, a Singapore-based power and renewables analyst at Fitch Solutions.
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