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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thrice Hacked in Three Years

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thrice Hacked in Three Years

August 19, 2014

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Foreign intruders managed to find their way on the systems of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on three accounts in three years, targeting personnel through phishing techniques.

US NRC is in charge with overseeing commercial nuclear power plants along with uses of nuclear materials. It maintains information regarding location and condition of nuclear reactors and centralizes details about weapons-grade material from plants across the country; its purpose is to ensure the security of…