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Sandworm Strikes Again: Ukraine’s Power Grid in the Dark – A High-Stakes Game of Cyber ‘Lights Out’
Step aside, James Bond villains, the real-life baddies are here. The Russian hacker group, Sandworm, notorious for hacking power grids, has turned Ukraine into a real-life game of ‘Lights Out.’ Their signature move? Wiping data so clean, it puts your teenager’s ‘parent inspection’ room cleanup…
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Move over, Hollywood spy thrillers, and make way for the real bad guys. The notorious Russian hacker group, Sandworm, has been playing a high-stakes game of 'Lights Out' with Ukraine. Using a novel technique, they've been causing power outages and, presumably, a significant number of unsaved Word documents. The plot twist? They're also wiping data, making the aftermath look as clean as a teenager's room when they know their parents are due for an inspection. Now that's what I call a 'dirty' clean-up operation.Already a member? Log in here