Keynote: A Tale of Two Industroyers: It was the Season of Darkness

In this talk, we discuss the first two known pieces of malware that attempted to create power grid blackouts. While previous research had described the malware at a high level, in this talk, we take a deep dive into the payload targeting the operational equipment of power grid networks. Our findings include new malware behavior that was not previously documented, the software bugs of the malware, and the evolution of attacks against the power grid in Ukraine. We end our talk by discussing how similar malware may evolve in the future and the risks they pose to the power grid.