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Vermont public power utility quick to isolate potential cyber-threat and share information

After detecting suspicious internet traffic that federal officials say has been linked to a Russian campaign tied to recent hacks, Vermont’s Burlington Electric Department acted quickly to isolate a single laptop on which the suspicious traffic was detected and reported the discovery to the federal government.

The laptop was not connected to the Burlington Electric Department’s grid systems and the utility was not hacked, the Burlington Electric Department noted.

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