'Crash Override’ malware heightens fears for US electric grid

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Suzanne Johnson <fuhn () pobox com>
> Date: June 15, 2017 at 2:16:58 PM EDT
> To: "dave >> DAVID J. FARBER" <farber () gmail com>
> Subject: ‘Crash Override’ malware heightens fears for US electric grid
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> The discovery of Crash Override triggered an immediate response from the government and industry. The computer 
> emergency readiness team at the Department of Homeland Security  (DHS) warned that, while there is no evidence the 
> malware has affected U.S. critical infrastructure, it “could be modified to target U.S. critical information networks 
> and systems.”
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> The National Cybersecurity and Communications Center, the DHS said, is working to assess the risk the malware poses 
> to U.S. critical infrastructure.
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> On Tuesday, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), a regulatory body of the electric industry, 
> issued a public alert to its members to limit access to their networks to protect against the threat.
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> http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/337877-crash-override-malware-heightens-fears-for-us-electric-grid



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