Spain’s electricity grid operator rules out cyber attack as cause of blackout
- On Monday, a massive blackout disrupted Spain, Portugal, and parts of France, Morocco, and Greenland, causing widespread chaos and infrastructure failures.
- Authorities quickly ruled out a cyberattack as the cause, citing no intrusion in control systems, though the exact cause remains unknown and under investigation.
- The blackout resulted from a sudden 15GW loss of power in southwest Spain, triggering disconnections that collapsed the interconnected Iberian electric grid.
- Prime Minister Sanchez denied a nuclear shortfall caused the outage, stating critics were "lying or demonstrating their ignorance," and confirmed the government formed a commission to investigate.
- Services and connectivity gradually resumed by Tuesday, while investigations including possible sabotage and systemic vulnerabilities continued with measures planned to prevent recurrence.
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Spain Has Best Electricity Grid in Europe, Chairwoman Says
(Bloomberg) — The chairwoman of Spain’s power grid operator made a staunch defense of the company’s performance and refused any responsibility in the historic blackout that left the country without electricity for hours on Monday.
What's circulating: A text claims there was a massive cyberattack on April 28 that compromised the bank accounts of more than 200,000 European citizens. Supposedly, the most affected countries include Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Verification: There is no evidence that the alleged cyberattack took place. The European Commission assures Maldita.es that "this information is false." The European Central Bank (ECB) states that it is unaware of…
Spain’s Grid Operator Was Not Responsible for Outage, Chair Says
The chairwoman of Spain’s power grid operator made a staunch defense of the company’s performance and refused any responsibility in the historic blackout that left the country without electricity for hours on Monday.
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https://www.poncacitynews.com/The five seconds that plunged Spain into darkness
On Monday a cascade of failures started in Madrid that led to a power blackout for 50 million people.
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