Hackers Uploaded a Worm to South Korean Nuclear Plants

Here ’s a scary affair that happened : South Korean authoritiesfound evidencethat a insect was late remove from gadget connected to atomic power facilities . The news add up a fiddling over a hebdomad after the country ’s nuclear plant wheeler dealer get warnings on Twitterthat its web had been compromise . Thankfully , the reactor controls were not infected .

The specific detail of the down - risk worm stay ill-defined . South Korea ’s Energy Ministry says that the malware probably ended up on the nuclear top executive facility through an unauthorised USB equipment . The reactor controls of Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power ( KHNP ) , the commonwealth - run away utility affect , are not associate to any external networks . However , somewhat amazingly , Energy Minister Yoon Sang - jick distinguish parliament that the insect was not connected to the other hacking incident , a title that “ [ drew ] skepticism from some lawmakers,”according to Reuters . Either way , the dirt ball and them hack do not reflect well on the state of South Korea ’s cybersecurity .

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