U. S. Electric Utility Virus Infection
- Event Year
- 2012
- Reliability
- Confirmed
- Country
- United States
- Industry
- 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.
Impact
A virus infection was discovered in a turbine control system at a U. S. power plant.