The Latest on a malware code found on a Vermont electric utility's laptop (all times local):

Vermont's governor says he has been in touch with the federal government and the state's utilities about the discovery on a utility laptop of a malware code used by Russian hackers. We took immediate action to isolate the laptop and alerted federal officials of this finding," said Mike Kanarick, spokesman for Burlington Electric Department, in a statement. “Our team is working with federal officials to trace this malware and prevent any other attempts to infiltrate utility systems.”

Citing an unnamed US official, the Washington Post first reported that the Russian hackers’ code was found within the computer system of a utility company in Vermont. It said it took ‘‘immediate action to isolate the laptop and alerted federal officials.’’

The Burlington Electric Department said U.S. utilities were alerted by the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday of a malware code used in Grizzly Steppe, the name Homeland Security has applied to a Russian campaign linked to recent hacks. Burlinton Electric issued a statement on Friday that read: 'Last night, U.S. utilities were alerted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of a malware code used in Grizzly Steppe...

'We detected the malware in a single Burlington Electric Department laptop not connected to our organization’s grid systems.
The U.S. Burlington Electric Department says that a code associated with a broad Russian hacking campaign dubbed "Grizzly Steppe" by the U.S. Government has been detected on a laptop associated with a Vermont electric utility but not connected to the grid.