Spain’s electricity grid operator rules out cyber attack as cause of blackout

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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.

The almost complete blackout in Spain on Monday was most likely not caused by hackers. Preliminary findings rule out a cyberattack, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica said. Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro also said there were no signs that the blackout was caused by a cyberattack.

DECRYPTAGE - The government dismisses the cyberattack trail and the hypothesis of the exceptional atmospheric phenomenon.

The historical blackout lived this Monday in Spain leaves us some lessons and certainties rather humble. I go to list them, in case they were useful:1. Your friend who wants to build a bunker in Alpedrete had a battery radio and you shouldn't. Maybe you should do something about it. At least order the radio, they are already exhausted.2. If you've made jokes with the survival kit and laughed at the preparationists, keep quiet and let them enjoy:…

MADRID - The Spanish National Police has monitored the movements of pro-Russian hackers and determined that these groups were not involved in the power outages across the country, as well as in Portugal and part of France, a source told the Spanish portal Rason today.