Security News

DHS, FBI warn of attempts to hack nuclear plants (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-07 03:20

Spear-phishing e-mails with malicious fake resumes targeted plant engineers.

Self-Proclaimed ‘Nuclear Bot’ Author Weighs U.S. Job Offer (Krebs on Security)
2017-04-06 14:22

The author of a banking Trojan called Nuclear Bot -- a teenager living in France -- recently released the source code for his creation just months after the malware began showing up for sale in...

Cybersecurity advice for the nuclear industry (Help Net Security)
2016-12-08 20:12

Less complexity, an active defense, transformative research, and institutionalized cybersecurity should be nuclear industry’s key priorities to stem the rising tide of cyber threats. The advice...

Nuclear Power Plant Disrupted by Cyber Attack (Threatpost)
2016-10-11 21:08

The head of an international nuclear energy consortium said this week that a cyber attack caused a ‘disruption’ at a nuclear power plant in the last several years.

Cyber Weapons vs Nuclear Weapons (Schneier on Security)
2016-07-22 16:08

Good essay pointing out the absurdity of comparing cyber weapons with nuclear weapons. On the surface, the analogy is compelling. Like nuclear weapons, the most powerful cyberweapons -- malware...