--- title: Threat Perspective | OT Cyber Threats to Distributed Energy Resources (DER) & Microgrids | Dragos description: This threat perspective from WorldView translates the current OT/ICS threat landscape for distributed energy resources (DER) and microgrids into clear steps OT teams and leaders can take now.    image: https://hub.dragos.com/hubfs/Dragos-ThreatPerspective-Electric-DERMicrogrids-Socials-Oct25_LinkedIn-1200x628-Final-2.png --- [![Dragos\_Logo\_reversed\_TEAL-146](https://hub.dragos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/111%20Logos%20-%20Dragos/Dragos_Logo_reversed_TEAL-146.png?width=165&height=38&name=Dragos_Logo_reversed_TEAL-146.png "Dragos_Logo_reversed_TEAL-146")](https://www.dragos.com/?hsLang=en) ## THREAT PERSPECTIVE ## OT Cyber Threats to Distributed Energy Resources (DER) & Microgrids: What Utilities Need Now Hacktivists and state-sponsored threat groups are actively probing and abusing solar sites, wind farms, battery storage, and EV chargers – the same assets now tied into daily operations. We’ve seen real cases where adversaries jam communications, falsify readings, and push unsafe settings that operators act on – turning small devices into significant incidents. This threat perspective from WorldView translates the current OT/ICS threat landscape for distributed energy resources (DER) and microgrids into clear steps OT teams and leaders can take now.   **Highlights from the report:**  - **Who’s in play & where:** From hacktivists hitting EV charging and PV monitoring in Europe to state-sponsored threat groups using wipers that disrupted wind turbine management visibility, adversaries are testing the renewables you rely on. - **How they get in:** Internet-exposed PV monitors and gateways, weak/flat site networks, and insecure remote access give adversaries footholds near operations – often without dropping custom malware. - **What they do next:** They cut your view, falsify measurements, and alter controls - resulting in avoidable disconnects, operational delays, and safety issues in the field. - **Why this escalates:** Clusters of small devices act like one big asset. A few compromised inverters can cascade into balancing and restoration. **What you’ll learn inside:**  The concrete attack paths hitting solar, wind, storage, and EV charging, how those paths escalate into OT effects, and a prioritized action plan: tighten remote access, make firmware updates verifiable at scale, segment the paths that matter, and instrument for replay/MitM/DoS patterns—with the controls and threat detections that reduce that risk.  [![SKIP](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5943619/e962b84b-d8b1-47b9-a7fc-3c62f40d512d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5943619/e962b84b-d8b1-47b9-a7fc-3c62f40d512d) # Explore our Resources Expand your intel and cybersecurity skill sets with resources and training from your ally. Our unprecedented ICS/OT knowledge and expertise are at the ready through our robust catalogue of whitepapers, playbooks, webinars, report, and other resources for every challenge. 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