Security News > 2020 > November > Major Power Outage in India Possibly Caused by Hackers: Reports
Authorities in India determined that a major power outage that occurred last month in Mumbai, the country's largest city, may have been caused by hackers, according to reports.
It took two hours to restore power just for essential services, and up to 12 hours to restore power in some of the affected areas.
The paper learned from its sources that threat actors - in many cases profit-driven cybercriminals - have been targeting power utilities in India since February, including with ransomware, BGP hijacking, and DDoS attacks.
India Today reported that malware was discovered by investigators at a load dispatch center where the outage is said to have originated.
The most significant power outages caused by a cyberattack were observed in 2015 and 2016 in Ukraine and they were both attributed to Russia-linked threat actors.