CHINESE hackers could trigger major blackouts with a massive cyber attack on Britain’s newly approved Hinkley Point nuclear plant, a top security expert has warned. Robert M. Lee, CEO of cyber security company Dragos Inc, said the recent cyber attack on the Ukraine’s energy grid – which resulted in mass blackouts – could be replicated in the UK.Lee said the ability to “tamper” with the power grid of enemies is considered to be a powerful tool in “conflict scenarios”. From an espionage and military perspective, this could present major security “challenges” if relations between the UK and Beijing were to break down, Lee says. He said: “Tampering with energy supplies both from an espionage perspective as well as a military objective have long been considerations for conflict scenarios. “Foreign owned infrastructure can introduce challenges in this area.”
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