Energy sector
Solar Power Plant

Disruption of electricity delivery from solar power plant

Event description
Cybercriminals managed to disable the solar power plant's inverter. It is the key element of the plant which ensures that energy generated by the solar units is delivered to consumers. As a result, many people spent hours without electricity before engineers fixed the problem. The incident has placed the Green Energy project in jeopardy. The project's goal is to promote the use of renewable energy sources, but now many have doubts about its reliability. On social media, users are leaving similar comments: "If it's that easy for hackers to shut down green power plants, what's the point of investing in them?"