2015 Ukraine power grid hack

ID30406
DescriptionOn December 23, 2015, the power grid in two western oblasts of Ukraine was hacked, which resulted in power outages for roughly 230,000 consumers in Ukraine for 1-6 hours. The attack took place during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War (2014-present) and is attributed to a Russian advanced persistent threat group known as "Sandworm". It is the first publicly acknowledged successful cyberattack on a power grid.
Location ua
Date2015-12-23
Fatalities
Referencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Ukraine_power_grid_hack
Parent contextRusso-Ukrainian_War

Persons of Interest

File Photo Name Case Status Jurisdiction Charges
Andrienko, Yuri SergeyevichIndictedUS DOJ
Detistov, Sergey VladimirovichIndictedUS DOJ
Frolov, Pavel ValeryevichIndictedUS DOJ
Kovalev, Anatoliy SergeyevichIndictedUS DOJ
Ochichenko, Artem ValeryevichIndictedUS DOJ
Pliskin, Petr NikolayevichIndictedUS DOJ
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