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Idaho National Laboratory staffers work around the clock with industry, government and academia to make sure the nation’s critical infrastructure is safe and resilient.
September 3, 2016
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September 3, 2016 1 a.m.
Quietly, this Idaho lab is keeping U.S. secure
In the early evening of Dec. 23, 2015, computer hackers launched three attacks – 30 minutes apart – on power companies in the Ukraine. As helpless power officials watched, unknown assailants seized control of their systems and shut down power to roughly 230,000 customers, leaving them in the cold and dark.