Massive incident: The remote maintenance of thousands of systems is currently disrupted. In the event of failures, teams must visit the facilities.
Massive incident: The remote maintenance of thousands of systems is currently disrupted. In the event of failures, teams must visit the facilities.
The disruption at a satellite provider raises concerns about a cyber attack. Plants with a total output of eleven gigawatts are affected.
Düsseldorf, Berlin -- A massive disruption to the European satellite internet is restricting the operation of thousands of wind turbines in Central Europe. The large German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon confirmed this to the Handelsblatt on Monday.
Accordingly, the remote monitoring and control of 5,800 systems with a total output of eleven gigawatts are affected. It was still unclear on Monday afternoon whether systems from other providers were also affected.
Because the systems are part of the critical infrastructure, Enercon reported the incident to the Federal Office for Information Security …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]The disruption at a satellite provider raises concerns about a cyber attack. Plants with a total output of eleven gigawatts are affected.
Düsseldorf, Berlin -- A massive disruption to the European satellite internet is restricting the operation of thousands of wind turbines in Central Europe. The large German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon confirmed this to the Handelsblatt on Monday.
Accordingly, the remote monitoring and control of 5,800 systems with a total output of eleven gigawatts are affected. It was still unclear on Monday afternoon whether systems from other providers were also affected.
Because the systems are part of the critical infrastructure, Enercon reported the incident to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The company said it was in close contact with the authorities. A BSI spokesman said on Monday afternoon that the authority was aware of the disruption and the resulting restricted maintenance of wind turbines. "However, due to the redundant communication options of the responsible network operators, no effects on the stability of the power grid are currently to be expected." The company concerned is investigating the cause in close cooperation with the authorities.
Enercon emphasized that the systems are still in operation and that there is currently no danger. They would run in automatic mode until the problem was solved and could “basically regulate themselves independently”. However, remote access is no longer possible, which is why the turbine manufacturer from Aurich has to send its service personnel to check the individual systems in the event of a fault. The company is working "at full speed" to fix the problem.
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