The Spanish National Court has opened an investigation into whether the large-scale power outage on April 28 was a "cyberterrorism act", El Pais reports.
According to the publication, the investigating judge of the National Court, José Luis Calama, has opened criminal proceedings to establish whether the power outage in Spain on April 28 could have been "cyber sabotage against the country's critical infrastructure".
It is noted that if this version is confirmed, "it will be qualified as a terrorist crime".
The first steps in the investigation should be the preparation of reports from the National Center for Cryptology and Red Eléctrica within ten days, without the possibility of extension, stating the reasons for the power outage.
The judge also asked the Police General Information Department to submit a preliminary report on the incident within the same ten-day deadline.
On Monday, April 28, a large-scale power outage was recorded in a number of European countries, including Spain, France and Portugal. Millions of people were left without electricity and there were serious disruptions to transport, communications, businesses and critical infrastructure.
According to media reports, it could take between 6 and 10 hours for the full restoration of power in Spain. The country has even declared a state of emergency due to the power outage.
The cause of the power outage is still unknown.
Cyberterrorism? Spain is investigating all possible versions of the power outage
The judge also asked the General Information Department of the Police to submit a preliminary report on the incident within the same ten-day deadline
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