Kudankulam nuclear plant data breached, NPCIL says core systems untouched
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) confirmed a cybersecurity incident involving a third-party data center, though core nuclear systems remain secure. A ransomware group claimed to have breached data related to the Kudankulam plant, but officials state no safety-critical information was compromised.
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NEW DELHI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, which is leading construction and operation of reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear plant, as well as Anil Ambani's Reliance Group, whose arm Reliance Infra was involved with building infrastructure at two units, Wednesday said its core systems were untouched by a "cyber security incident", after well-known ransomware group World Leaks posted a huge cache of files related to the plant on the dark web and claimed data breach.NPCIL and Russia's Rosatom are jointly developing the 6,000-MW Tamil Nadu-based nuclear plant. While units 1 and 2 are operational, units 3, 4, 5, and 6 are under various stages of construction and commissioning.
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