Did Kudankulam Hackers Steal India’s Thorium Secrets?

After the cyberattack at Kudankulam, Indian authorities responsible for the security of the Nuclear power plant have admitted to their administrative system being breached by malware, although the actual damage assessment is yet to be determined. Meanwhile, the cybersecurity community is concerned whether the Kudankulam hackers did steal India's thorium secrets.

Did Kudankulam hackers steal India's thorium secrets

On the morning of October 29, 2019, GreatGameIndia was the first to report a cyberattack at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP). The officials at NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd) after initially claiming the reports to be 'false information', did actually admit the next day that their system 'connected to the internet connected network used for administrative purposes' was breached by the malware.

Further, the NPCIL official claimed that their system was 'isolated from the critic...

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