Security News > 2022 > October > Hacktivists say they stole 100,000 emails from Iran's nuclear energy agency

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has laughed off claims that the email systems of a subsidiary were compromised, revealing important operational data about a nuclear power plant.

An activist group that calls itself Black Reward and claims to be from Iran took to Telegram last Friday with claims it had accessed an email server run by a company related to Iran's Atomic Energy Organization and exfiltrated 324 inboxes comprising over 100,000 messages and totalling over 50G of files.

Black Reward claimed the content of the haul includes construction plans for a nuclear power plant, personal information of Iranians who work for the Organization, and passport details of Russian engineers who assist Iran's nuclear power efforts.

The group appears to have chosen this moment to act as protests spread across Iran in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini - a woman who died after being taken into custody for not observing Iran's strict dress code for women.

Most nations contend that Iran's nuclear program has two purposes, one of which is to help it build atomic weapons.

Leaking correspondence with the International Atomic Energy Agency could also hurt Iran, as the nation is subject to ongoing inspections of its operations to verify safety and that the nation is not working to develop weapons of mass destruction.

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