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Western Utility Reports It Was Victim Of Malicious 'Cyber Event'

An unnamed western energy utility recently became the first in the country to report a malicious “cyber event."

The utility said that the event affected the operations of the grid.

Blake Sobczak is a reporter for Energywire and joined The Show with more on this story.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.