US EditionSpain says no cyberattack on grid operator during blackout
- On April 28, 2025, a major blackout struck the Iberian Peninsula, cutting telecommunications and transport across Spain and Portugal.
- Authorities launched an ongoing investigation focusing on possible cyber vulnerabilities at small renewable energy producers amid Spain's shift to a decentralized energy system.
- Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen detailed a timeline with three incidents at substations in Granada, Seville, and Badajoz, and two power fluctuations before the grid collapsed at 12:33 pm.
- Red Eléctrica stated that there is no evidence suggesting its systems were compromised by a cyberattack, and Minister Sara Aagesen affirmed that all relevant data reviewed so far does not point to the system operator being the target of such an incident.
- Despite ruling out a cyberattack on the grid operator, the government pledged €1.1 billion to strengthen national cyber resilience as investigations continue without a definitive cause.
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The mystery continues in Spain. The current wave, preceded by three strange incidents that were not caused by a cybernetic attack
Following the April 28th electric current mega-pane, no indication was found that it would have been caused by a cybernetic attack, provided mercury assurances to the Spanish government, which confirmed that until it started with a series of incidents in the south-west of the country, AFP reported.
No sign of cyberattack detected after the electric megapane in Spain, says the government
No signs of cyberattacks were detected on the Spanish power system operator after the mega-panne of 28 April, assured the Sánchez government on Wednesday, 14 May. Sánchez also confirmed that the cut had started with a series of incidents in the south-west of the country.
After research: Spain dismisses a cyber attack as the cause of the total blackout - La Tercera
On Wednesday, the Spanish government ruled out that a cyber attack on the electricity grid has caused the massive blackout of April 28 in the Iberian peninsula, a collapse that began with a series of incidents in the south-west of the country. After “having analyzed all the corresponding data, no indications have been found that the system operator has been the object of a cyber attack,” announced Minister for the Ecological Transition Sara Aage…
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