One year after the BlackEnergy incident, Ukraine once again became the target of a sophisticated cyberattack — this time involving a new malware strain known as Industroyer, or CrashOverride.

• Target: Ukraine’s industrial control systems.
• Method: Malware exploited industrial protocols like IEC 101/104.
• Impact: Temporary power outages.
• Lesson: Malware designed specifically for OT protocols is a major threat.