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Spain's Energy Minister confirms no cyberattack on power generation centers during the April 28 blackout affecting Spain and Portugal. The investigation continues.
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has found no indication of a cyberattack on power generation control centres during the massive power outage that hit the country and neighbouring Portugal on April 28, Energy Minister Sara Aagesen said on Tuesday.
The investigation team looking into the causes of the blackout has not ruled out entirely a cyberattack at other levels, she said in an interview with radio station Onda Cero.
Aagesen had said last week there was no cyberattack on the country's grid operator Red Electrica.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
The article discusses the investigation into a power outage in Spain and the confirmation that no cyberattack occurred on power generation control centers.
According to Spain's Energy Minister, there was no cyberattack on power generation control centers during the blackout.
Spain's Energy Minister Sara Aagesen and the investigation team are involved in examining the causes of the blackout.
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