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| "Nuclear 17" Hacker Group Believed to Have Breached US Nuclear Power Plant Network
Federal officials have launched an investigation into a cyber intrusion in which a group of hackers reportedly breached at least one US nuclear power plant. The source of the attack, and whether it's related to the "Petya" ransomware infection launched earlier this week, are not yet clear. Officials say the "Nuclear 17" breach was limited to the yet unnamed plant's business side, and E&E News reported that the attack wasn't severe enough to trigger safety alerts from the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Cybersecurity experts like Paulo Shakarian, founder of the CYR3CON security firm, say that although this breach has been contained, it has potentially dangerous implications for nuclear safety in the future. "If a nuclear power facility is attacked on the business side, that might actually serve as a way of information-gathering," Shakarian told Business Insider, explaining that sometimes hackers will attempt to "see if, by reaching that system,