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Zhora said that this was due to several reasons. One, the Russians launched the attack when most of the company’s workstations were off, preventing the hackers from wiping them. Second, he said that it was because his agency provided “rapid response” after getting tipped by ESET that there was an attack ongoing, and reached out to the targeted company right away. “We detected malware immediately when we gained access to [the company’s] network. And we succeeded in mitigating this malware in all network components including the [Operational Technology] network,” Zhora said, referring to OT networks, which are those that directly interface with industrial sensors and machines. When hackers take control of the OT network, they can cause physical real-world damage such as turning off the power grid.Sign up for Motherboard’s daily newsletter for a regular dose of our original reporting, plus behind-the-scenes content about our biggest stories.
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