China Is Studying How to Hack and Crash Our Power Grids

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China Is Studying How to Hack and Crash Our Power Grids​

China Is Studying How to Hack and Crash Our Power Grids

power grid, china, solar, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Huawei, Sungrow, hack, cyber attack, killswitch, kill switch, BESS, solar cybersecurity, DER

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Head of Cybersecurity Research at CTU UCEEB​

Over the past several weeks, I’ve been conducting a large-scale bibliometric study on publicly available Chinese academic literature related to hacking and crashing Western power grids. In this article, I’m sharing the main findings of that study.
EDIT (20.6.2025, 8:54 CET): All of the Chinese academic articles I examined are scientific, peer-reviewed articles published in impact-factor journals (mostly Western publishers), which go through independent review by at least three independent reviewers before being published. In this case, it is not possible for something to be presented by Chinese merely to incite fear or to confuse us— impacted technical scientific literature simply does not work that way.
What I found is a vast body of technically advanced work. Across dozens of publications, Chinese researchers study how failures propagate through the Western power grids, how critical nodes or links can be identified and targeted, and how to optimize the effectiveness of these attacks. In many cases, simulations are conducted specifically to identify the minimal effort or cost required to trigger a large-scale outage or systemic collapse. Many papers simulate targeted or hybrid attacks, such as node removal, edge overload, or false data injections. Several studies explicitly focus on identifying the most effective attack vectors under constraints such as limited resources, partial system knowledge, or time sensitivity. Some publications models control algorithms that minimize the number of manipulated nodes needed to induce power grid-wide failure.

China Is Studying How to Hack and Crash Our Power Grids

power grid, china, solar, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Huawei, Sungrow, hack, cyber attack, killswitch, kill switch, BESS, solar cybersecurity, DER

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[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

This just means they have so much shit embedded in our infrastructure that they don't know what to exploit first.

I have 4 vehicles, and I'm studying how to get to work tomorrow.

 

[Saltwater60]

This just means they have so much shit embedded in our infrastructure that they don't know what to exploit first.

I have 4 vehicles, and I'm studying how to get to work tomorrow.

Agreed. They can crash our grid easily. I know 15 year olds that could probably do it.

 

[SomeSoldier]

Its easier than hacking. They just stop supplying us with parts for a our grid.

 

[Grimscale]

I don't know about other States, but in NY it doesn't require much "study". Just sneeze on it and it will come down.

 

[FP1201]

This just means they have so much shit embedded in our infrastructure that they don't know what to exploit first.

I have 4 vehicles, and I'm studying how to get to work tomorrow.

My "old" truck is a '95 and it's newer than what I consider highly resistant to conditions effecting electronics and computers...still, I'd venture it'll do much better than most anything on the civilian market the last twenty years.
Remember: Chinese plot and plan decades, even centuries in advance and America until the next Budget.

 

[Bigfoot]

As always, there's never a bad time to top off your preps.
Don't forget pet supplies if applicable.

 

[tirwin1]

I suspect we have been doing the same type of research for both the Chinese and Russian power grids. Mutual assured destruction is not just limited to nuclear weapons.

 

[Zerex]

The B-2's need to visit Bejing soon...................very soon.

 

[JaguarJaguarGolf]

If they crash our grid; How will we buy their stuff on-line?

 

[togmaster]

Please not today. I need my A/C tonight.

 

[Jmac00]

I. DON'T. CARE.

The pure joy of being completely independent of the power grid. I don't need it, I can live very well without it.

Good luck to all my friends