French Nuclear Company Areva Hit by Virus
10/31/11 | Threatpost
Threatpost, The Kaspersky Lab Security News Service, reports mixed accounts of an alleged breach in Areva's control system security:
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EXCERPT French nuclear power group Areva was the target of a cyber attack in September, according to a recent post on the website of French business magazine L’Expansion. There were conflicting reports about the incident, which raises the specter of nation-backed spying. Some accounts, including one from Slate Magazine’s French language site, claim that the attack was serious, with hackers enjoying consistent access to Areva’s computers for up to two years. Others, including a report from France Info, one of the nation’s largest public radio stations, said the breach extended only to “non-critical” information of the group. Areva has not commentedon the incident publicly. Calls made to the company were not immediately returned on Monday. |