Ukraine power company says hit by second cyber attack Thursday
Ukrainian state power distributor Ukrenergo was hit by another cyber attack on Thursday which used a computer virus different from one that hit Ukraine on Tuesday, said Ukrenergo’s acting head said.
The second attack did not affect Ukraine’s power network, Vsevolod Kovalchuk told a news briefing on Friday.
“The virus was slightly different, of a different nature, similar to WannaCry,” he said. “The effect from it was insignificant, as some computers remained offline.”
A computer virus spread from Ukraine across the world earlier this week, paralyzing thousands of machines, shutting down ports, factories and offices as it spread to an estimated 60 countries.
Source:- http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-attack-ukrenergo-idUSKBN19L0OE
