Madrid, April 29, 2025 (AFP) - Spain, Portugal rule out cyberattack for massive blackout

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2025-04-29

Spain and Portugal on Tuesday ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of a sweeping blackout that sparked chaos for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula the previous day. Telephone, internet and lights were working again, train services resumed, shops reopened and workers flocked back to offices following Monday's outage that lasted up to 20 hours in some places. No firm cause for the shutdown has yet emerged, although rumours had spread......

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