Russian Hackers Have Planted MALWARE That Could Shutdown Our Gas Pipelines, Wind Turbines, And Power Plants - STATE DEPARTMENT Powerless.

[link to thehill.com]

Three months ago, our State Department had a serious cyber breach. And today, they are powerless to rid the system of Russian malware that could shutdown our gas pipelines, wind turbines, and power plants.

We seem to be sitting ducks. When will Russia decide to show their power by shutting down a power plant?

Why can we not rid our system of this malware? Why?

FROM ARTICLE:

Exactly which portions of the State Department network are still infiltrated is unclear. The department continues to take portions of its network, such as remote email access, offline in attempts to eradicate the cyber crooks.

Russian hackers are seen as one of the most consistent threat to U.S. networks.

Not only are they thought to be behind the State Department and White House breaches, reports show Russians have infiltrated most of the U.S. critical infrastructure. It’s believed Russians have planted malware that could allow them to attack anything from gas pipelines, to wind turbines, to power plants.

The government has yet to confirm this, though. At a December hearing, National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers acknowledged that China and “one or two” other countries are sitting on U.S. networks. The other countries are likely Russia and Iran