The cyber security of Spanish veterinary power plants, due to the “large power outage”
The report generated by the commission’s investigation will be ready by August next year as required by the European Commission, which will specify the cause of the “zero” power incident. In addition, the European Power Coordination Group, which reports to the European Commission and independent regulators, will prepare an independent report in Brussels at the request of the Spanish government.
Meanwhile, a judge in the Spanish National Court also conducted an investigation to determine whether the incident was a cyber attack. But Spanish grid operator Red Eléctrica said the day after the power outage that there was no evidence that the cyber attacks were on its facilities. Since then, the company has not made any further statements on the matter.
In 2024, Spain suffered more than 100,000 cyberattacks, which are considered “very serious” every three days, complementing the measures taken in the 2022 National Cybersecurity Plan and were approved in 2022 with an investment of 1.157 euros in 2022, according to information on a number of cybersecurity and cyber defense measures a few days ago. Cyberattacks in the country have increased by 300% since 2015.
