Chinese Hackers Blamed for Intrusion at Energy Industry Giant Telvent
Summary: Telvent Canada Ltd. told customers it learned on Sept. 10, 2012 of a breach of its internal firewall and security systems in which attackers installed malicious software and stole project files related to its OASyS SCADA product, used to administer and monitor energy industry systems. The company disconnected data links between clients and affected internal networks and indefinitely terminated customer system access, while Dell SecureWorks' Joe Stewart said the website and malware names in Telvent's report map to a Chinese hacking team known as the Comment Group.
Key Takeaway: The stolen files belonged to the SCADA software energy firms use to run grid operations, and the attack surfaced while U.S. policymakers remained gridlocked over legislation to strengthen energy companies' cybersecurity posture.
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