Hacktivists breach US nuclear research lab steal employee data

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nuclear research center run by the US Department of Energy that employs 5700 specialists in atomic energy integrated energy and national securityppThe INL complex extends over an 890squaremile 2310 km2 area encompassing 50 experimental nuclear reactors including the first ones in history to produce usable amounts of electricity and the first power plant designed for nuclear submarinesppCurrently INL is occupied with research on nextgen nuclear plants light water reactors control systems cybersecurity advanced vehicle testing bioenergy robotics nuclear waste processing and other studiesppOn Monday SiegedSec announced it had gained access to INL data including details on hundreds of thousands of employees system users and citizensppAs the group has done in previous breaches on NATO and Atlassian they openly leaked stolen data on hacker forums and a Telegram channel run by the group not caring to negotiate with the victim or demand ransomsppThe data leaked by SiegedSec includesppOn Telegram SiegedSec also posted alleged proof of the breach by sharing screenshots of tools used internally by INL for document access and announcement creationppThe attackers also showed the creation of a custom announcement on INLs system to let everyone in the complex know about the breachppINL has not published any statements on the incident yet However a spokesperson confirmed the breach to local media outlets commenting that it is currently under investigation and that federal law enforcement is involvedppEarlier this morning Idaho National Laboratory determined that it was the target of a cybersecurity data breach affecting the servers supporting its Oracle HCM system which supports its Human Resources applications INL has taken immediate action to protect employee data INL media spokesperson Lori McNamara told EastIdahoNewscomppINL has been in touch with federal law enforcement agencies including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Securitys Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency to investigate the extent of data impacted in this incidentppAlthough SiegedSec has neither accessed nor disclosed any data on nuclear research the incident will inevitably intensify law enforcement scrutiny of the hacktivist group as INL is considered a vital part of US critical infrastructureppCanadian government discloses data breach after contractor hacksppToyota warns customers of data breach exposing personal financial infoppNavy contractor Austal USA confirms cyberattack after data leakppAuto parts giant AutoZone warns of MOVEit data breachppYamaha Motor confirms ransomware attack on Philippines subsidiaryppNot a member yet Register NowppCloud engineer gets 2 years for wiping exemployers code reposppOver 1450 pfSense servers exposed to RCE attacks via bug chainppTerms of Use Privacy Policy Ethics Statement Affiliate DisclosureppCopyright 2003 2023 Bleeping Computer LLC All Rights ReservedppNot a member yet Register NowppRead our posting guidelinese to learn what 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