The country's grid operator on Wednesday assured lawmakers that the system has safeguards from possible disruption by external entities.
"Ang NGCP, standalone yung SO natin. Hindi po nakakabit sa internet yung operating network natin sa SO. Kaya yung nangyari sa Ukraine, hindi po mangyayari dito. Protected po kami among others by an air gap," said NGCP spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza in a Senate hearing.
According to think tank Council on Foreign Relations, around 230,000 people suffered in December 2015 after a"threat actor compromised distribution companies in western Ukraine... Several control centers were targeted by suspected Russian hackers, who were able to siphon operator credentials and gain access to the power grid....
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