June 12 (Reuters) - Two cyber security firms have uncovered malicious software that they believe caused a December 2016 Ukraine power outage, they said on Monday, warning the malware could be easily modified to harm critical infrastructure operations around the globe. “This could cause wide-scale damage to infrastructure systems that are vital.”The Department of Homeland Security corroborated that warning, saying it was working to better understand the threat posed by Crash Override. aydinmutlu via Getty Images Dragos founder Robert M. Lee said the malware was capable of attacking power systems across Europe and could be leveraged against the United States "with small modifications." Power firms are concerned there will be more attacks, Alan Brill, a leader of Kroll’s cyber security practice, said in a telephone interview. Malware has been used in other disruptive attacks on industrial targets, including the 2015 Ukraine power outage, but in those cases human intervention was required.

Source: Huffington Post June 13, 2017 02:15 UTC