U. S. Electric Utility Virus Infection
| Event Year: | 2012 | Reliability: | Confirmed |
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| Country: | United States | ||
| Industry Type: | Power and Utilities | ||
| Description: | A virus infection was discovered in a turbine control system at a U. S. power plant. The infection ultimately impacted approximately 10 computers on the control system network. A third-party technician used a USB drive that was infected with a variant of the Mariposa virus. The infection was responsible for downtime for the impacted systems and delayed the plant restart by approximately 3 weeks. |
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| Impact: | A virus infection was discovered in a turbine control system at a U. S. power plant. |
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