The exposed documents focus primarily on the plant's third and fourth units, currently under construction and scheduled to reach capacity in 2027. While the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and CERT-In confirmed an investigation is underway, they maintain that core reactor systems—engineered by Russia’s Rosatom—remain untouched. Security researchers at the Nuclear Threat Initiative warn that the stolen data provides a roadmap for bad actors to target critical support systems and identify potential weaknesses in the facility's logistics network.
Data Breach Exposes Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Infrastructure
A cache of 19,000 sensitive files detailing the construction of India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has surfaced on the dark web. The leak, orchestrated by the cybercriminal group World Leaks, emerged after a server managed by Reliance Infrastructure suffered a security compromise, raising alarms about the facility's supply chain vulnerabilities.
This incident marks the second cyber-related breach for the Kudankulam site, following a 2019 malware infection on its administrative network. World Leaks, the group responsible for the current exposure, has recently ramped up its activity against Indian infrastructure. Last month, the same collective leaked 630 GB of proprietary data from Tata Electronics, a key supplier for Apple and Tesla, after a reported ransom demand of 1.5 million dollars went unheeded. Despite these recurring threats, government officials and the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have refrained from issuing public statements regarding the breach.
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