Russia Increases Cyber-attacks on Critical infrastructure, U.S. and Romania Hit

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Russia Increases Cyber-attacks on Critical infrastructure, U.S. and Romania Hit
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Russian-aligned hacker groups PCA and Z-Pentest have intensified cyberattacks on critical Western infrastructure.

Even though Russia 's grand military plans are increasingly failing, as seen in Syria and the developments in Ukraine, leaving Putin's grand strategy in disarray, Western critical infrastructure is currently under an onslaught of Russia n hackers.

PCA claims involvement in attacks on Stanton Water Treatment Plant Texas, Delaware Water Towers, and January 2024 attacks on water systems in Abernathy and Muleshoe, Texas. Related U.S. Oil Industry Hesitates as Trump Promises Energy Revolution On December 10, Romanian utility Electrica was hit by a cyberattack. The company stated that critical systems were unaffected, but the Romanian Ministry of Energy reported that ransomware was used.

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