Christian covers cybersecurity for Energywire. He previously worked at POLITICO as a digital producer and before that as a cybersecurity intern during the 2018 midterm elections. Christian graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2018, where he majored in multimedia journalism.
Hackers appear to have broken into the networks of a "high-value" European energy company late last year using a tool favored by Iran, according to a report published today by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Last year brought a string of data breaches at major corporations and a first-of-its-kind cyber disruption to the U.S. power grid. Less than a month into 2020, experts warn new hacking risks lie ahead for energy companies and federal agencies.
A U.S. cybersecurity firm said the Russian government launched a recent hacking campaign against Burisma Holdings Ltd., a Ukrainian gas company that's at the center of the impeachment case against President Trump.
Hacking groups are showing an increased interest in the electric sector, and some have the ability to "infiltrate or disrupt" the power grid, according to a threat assessment published yesterday by cybersecurity firm Dragos Inc.
Following the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, cyber experts are sounding the alarm that the "forceful revenge" promised by Iran's supreme leader could include cyberattacks on American energy companies.