Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies - WSJ.com

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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By SIOBHAN GORMAN
Associated Press
Robert Moran monitors an electric grid in Dallas. Such infrastructure  
grids across the country are vulnerable to cyberattacks.

WASHINGTON -- Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and  
left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the  
system, according to current and former national-security officials.

The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, these officials  
said, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S.  
electrical system and its controls. The intruders haven't sought to  
damage the power grid or other key infrastructure, but officials  
warned they could try during a crisis or war.

"The Chinese have attempted to map our infrastructure, such as the  
electrical grid," said a senior intelligence official. "So have the  
Russians."

The espionage appeared pervasive across the U.S. and doesn't target a  
particular company or region, said a former Department of Homeland  
Security official. "There are intrusions, and they are growing," the  
former official said, referring to electrical systems. "There were a  
lot last year."

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