A Russian hack at a German wind turbine manufacturer in 2022 also affected Dutch wind turbines. Some were idle for months, including those at wind farm Oude Maas. This is a reconstruction of how Europe's most wanted criminals carried out a hack with potential risks to the power supply on our continent. What about the cybersecurity of our critical infrastructure? And who is monitoring it?

In February 2022, just one day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, hacker group Conti posted two messages on its website. Usually, these are business announcements such as ‘we are extorting company network X or Y’, but after the invasion, the digital messages changed: Conti supports the Kremlin and threatens to attack the critical infrastructure of countries thwarting Russia. This includes banks, drinking water or electricity companies.

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