Experts Warn Hackers Could Shut Down Power Grids by Hijacking Cloud Accounts

Summary

Researchers from Zhejiang University have warned that hackers could potentially shut down entire power grids by exploiting GPU workloads in cloud accounts, leading to blackouts and equipment malfunctions. Their theoretical attack, dubbed Bit2Watt, suggests that malicious cloud tenants could launch intensive GPU workloads to cause physical damage to power systems.