The Kudankulam nuclear power plant was hacked using malware which is designed to extract data which has been linked to Lazarus Group, which is known to have ties to North Korean-backed outfits India’s state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL) said malware had been found in the system, but that it was “isolated from the critical internal network”. However, cybersecurity experts have disputed this claim, saying critical information had been compromised. NPCIL runs 22 commercial nuclear reactors in the country, which can produce up to 6,780MW. The hack was first identified by Virus Total a virus scanner site owned by Google parent company Alphabet. Virus Total flagged a data dump which was related to the India malware earlier this week. City A.M. has contacted the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and the National Cyber Security Coordinator for comment. Indian MP Shashi Tharoor said: “With NPCIL confirming the cyber-attack on Kudankulam, the […]