Nuclear Power Corporation of India under cyber attack
NPCIL accepts a Cyberattack on Kudankulam
Cybercriminals targetted the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). The NPCIL on Wednesday accepted a cyberattack on its system after issuing a denial on it a day ago.
A statement issued by NPCIL on Wednesday in which they said. "Identification of malware in the NPCIL system is correct. The matter was conveyed by CERT-In when it was noticed by them on September 4, 2019,".
"The matter was immediately investigated by DAE (Department of Atomic Energy) specialists. The investigation revealed that the infected PC belonged to a user who was connected to the internet-connected network for administrative purposes. This is isolated from the critical internal network," it said adding the networks are being monitored continuously.
The statement said that the plant systems were not affected by the malware.
On Tuesday, the company had denied cyber attack on its Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, one of the county's most advanced such stations in India. NPCIL had on Tuesday said any cyberattack on the Nuclear Power Plant Control System is not possible its network is "stand-alone" and not connected to the internet.
Cybercriminals targetted the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). The NPCIL on Wednesday accepted a cyberattack on its system after issuing a denial on it a day ago.
A statement issued by NPCIL on Wednesday in which they said. "Identification of malware in the NPCIL system is correct. The matter was conveyed by CERT-In when it was noticed by them on September 4, 2019,".
"The matter was immediately investigated by DAE (Department of Atomic Energy) specialists. The investigation revealed that the infected PC belonged to a user who was connected to the internet-connected network for administrative purposes. This is isolated from the critical internal network," it said adding the networks are being monitored continuously.
The statement said that the plant systems were not affected by the malware.
On Tuesday, the company had denied cyber attack on its Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, one of the county's most advanced such stations in India. NPCIL had on Tuesday said any cyberattack on the Nuclear Power Plant Control System is not possible its network is "stand-alone" and not connected to the internet.
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