Ukraine energy facility took unique Sandworm hit on day of missile strikes, report says

Russian state-sponsored hackers launched a sophisticated attack on a Ukrainian energy facility last year, causing a temporary power outage before widespread missile strikes on critical infrastructure throughout the country, researchers said Thursday. The attack in October 2022, attributed to the notorious Russian group Sandworm, is a rare example of a cyber incident disrupting the physical

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