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Finnish energy Fortum's power properties targeted with security, cyber attacks

Finland's largest power utility Fortum has experienced satellite disruptions, identified drones and suspicious individuals around its energy assets and been targeted with everyday denialofservice attacks, its president told Reuters. There are different type of cyberattack efforts, or cyber security breach efforts, against us daily, and after that less often, drones and different kinds of suspicious motion around our possessions, Markus Rauramo said, adding power plants' satellite connections were disrupted previously this year.

Rauramo said Fortum, which has hydro, wind, solar, nuclear and combined heat and power (CHP) plants, had asked Finnish authorities to examine the occurrences.

He included the situation was broadly similar with Fortum's. Swedish possessions.

Finland's Security and Intelligence Service Supo and Finnish. police decreased to talk about the cyberattacks straight, or who. may be behind them. Swedish Intelligence Service Sapo likewise. decreased to comment on specific events or targets.

Rauramo stated Fortum had actually taken substantial preventative measures to. alleviate the cyberattacks, including strict access control,. personal security services, reserve systems, and drills with. authorities.

There has been an uptick in the frequency (of events). just as authorities are likewise reporting. The numbers are. increasing, however the impact on our operations is very small,. Fortum's head of security Jari Stenius said.

Finnish National Bureau of Investigation KRP informed Reuters. cops have several open examinations on occurrences near. crucial facilities.

(source: Reuters)