Pakistani authorities investigating if cyberattack caused nationwide blackout

Pakistani authorities are investigating whether a nationwide blackout which left millions of people without power on Monday was caused by a cyberattack.

The country’s energy minister Khurram Dastgir Khan told journalists during a news conference on Tuesday morning that there was a “remote chance” the incident was caused by hackers.

Cyberattacks on energy grids are rare, although several have targeted Ukraine in the context of Russia’s attacks against the country since 2014.

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