The European Union (EU) is warning of cyber risks facing global energy transition and asks governments to be aware.
In an article for Politico, Michael Ruhle and Lukas Trakimavicius pointed to previous cyberattacks targeting the energy infrastructure of certain countries and noted the increase in wind and solar generation capacity, which has gone up as a portion of the total from 19 per cent in 2006 to 24 per cent in 2016.
Indeed, the situation is highly concerning and it would have been concerning even without a hot war because the very nature of wind and solar-heavy grids make them tempting for hackers. Until the software running the system gets hacked along with a few hundred others managed by the company that installed them. Hypothetically, of course.
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