Vandals damage electricity infrastructure in South King County
The South King County area has seen a series of attacks on electrical infrastructures, similar to what Clackamas County in Oregon and Pierce County faced in 2022 alongside other areas in the Pacific...
View ArticleEnhancing Substation Security: Prioritize and Implement Best Practices
At the core of every community lies the responsibility of electric utilities: to provide a safe, reliable, and secure power supply. Industry collaboration is fostered by utilities sharing best...
View ArticleGunfire attack on Duke Energy equipment causes fire, power outage in North...
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The FBI is assisting in an investigation after gunfire damaged Duke Energy power equipment in Durham County leading to a power outage at the Raleigh border, officials said. The...
View ArticleStrengthening Infrastructure Security: Convergence in Utilities Industry
Utilities are the lifeline of modern society, providing essential services like electricity, water and gas. This critical infrastructure, however, is increasingly at risk of physical security attacks....
View ArticleSecurity Challenges of Building Out the Power Grid
The concept of the “electrification of society” sounds great – transition everything that runs on gas or diesel to electricity and the environment will become cleaner, equipment will run better and...
View ArticleGenocidal ‘white supremacist’ teen Andrew Takhistov’s plot to destroy NJ...
Cops have thwarted a sinister plot concocted by an 18-year-old New Jersey man to annihilate PSE&G substations, impacting the power grid. Andrew Takhistov began communicating online with an...
View ArticlePower substation break-in leaves more than 1,500 without power in Milton, KY
MILTON, Ky. — Someone broke into a power substation in a city northeast of Louisville in order to steal copper wiring, causing a power outage in the process. According to Shelby Energy Cooperative, the...
View ArticleNeo-nazi plot to attack Baltimore power grid could have caused $75 million in...
A white supremacist plot to shut down the power grid around Baltimore could have cost $75 million in damage to power stations, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 36,...
View ArticleExtremist attempts to sabotage electrical grid unlikely to have desired outcome
Political extremists have attempted a number of attacks on electrical infrastructure and substations in recent years, with a goal of sowing chaos and civil conflict. The plots have repeatedly failed,...
View ArticleMan admits to shootings that damaged electrical substations in the Dakotas
BISMARCK, N.D. — A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the Dakotas that caused $1.7 million in damages. Cameron Monte Smith...
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