US: Russian Malware Found on Utility's Computer Did Not Penetrate Power Grid

U.S. officials say they have no information that a power grid in the northeastern state of Vermont was penetrated, even as they continue to investigate suspected Russian malware found on a utility's laptop computer. The Department of Homeland Security said late New Year's Eve that the laptop was not connected to the electrical grid operated by the Burlington Electric Department. The U.S. agency said the utility "took immediate action to isolate the laptop" after finding...

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