Stolen files about India's biggest nuclear power plant leaked

Stolen files about India's biggest nuclear power plant leaked

A ransomware group named World Leaks has released a massive trove of stolen data on the dark web, claiming it includes blueprints of India's largest nuclear power plant, Kudankulam, as per Reuters.

The hackers alleged that the data was obtained from Anil Ambani's Reliance Group, a contractor at the facility.

The documents posted on World Leaks do not seem to pertain to the core systems of the nuclear reactors.

Reliance confirms partial breach of data

Reliance Group has confirmed a "partial breach" of its data on a server hosted by Yotta, a third-party Indian data center service provider.

The company has informed the government about the incident but did not disclose what specific data was compromised.

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is in touch with Reliance regarding this breach and India's main cybersecurity agency, CERT-In, is investigating the matter.

World Leaks previously targeted Tata Group

World Leaks has posted 19,000 files on its website, which are said to be the most sensitive among a total of 858,000 Reliance files.

The group usually publishes stolen corporate data after companies refuse to pay the demanded ransom.

In June, World Leaks had demanded $1.5 million from Tata Group for confidential component designs of Apple and Tesla clients but published the data after Tata "ignored" its demand.