Shafaq News/ Authorities in both Portugaland Spain have ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of the widespread poweroutage that disrupted large parts of the Iberian Peninsula over the weekend,while investigations continue into the exact source of the failure.
Officials from both governments havepointed to a likely fault in Spain’s power transmission network as the sourceof the disruption, which left thousands without electricity and impactedcritical infrastructure.
Speaking to CNN Portugal, Portuguesegovernment spokesman Antonio Leitão Amaro said, “We have no information relatedto a cyberattack or a hostile act at this stage,” adding that early findingssuggest a technical issue linked to the Spanish grid.
Portugal’s Prime Minister, LuísMontenegro, also confirmed there was “no indication” of a cyberattack behindthe blackout.
Spain’s national electricity operator, RedEléctrica de España (REE), stated that a cyberattack was not responsible forthe outage. The Spanish government, however, has said it is continuing toevaluate all possible scenarios.
Despite reassurances, Spain’s High Courthas opened an investigation to explore whether the incident could have involvedcriminal activity, including a possible cyberattack. Judge José Luis Calama, ina court filing, noted that such an attack—if confirmed—would be classified asterrorism under Spanish law.
The outage caused temporary disruptions inmajor cities across both countries and raised concerns over the resilience ofregional infrastructure.
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