US nuclear lab hit by hacktivists wanting cat-human hybrids
- The "gay furry hackers" group SiegedSec claims to have breached the IT environment of America's largest nuclear power lab, stealing records of thousands of employees. Some data has already been leaked.
- The Idaho National Laboratory , run by the US Department of Energy, confirmed the cyberattack and stated that employee data was breached through a vendor system. The lab is taking immediate action to protect employee information.
- SiegedSec has offered to remove the stolen records if the lab performs unspecified experiments. The motive behind the attack is unclear, but the group has previously attacked NATO and cited "attacks on human rights" as a reason.
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U.S. nuclear laboratory breached by purported 'gay furry hackers'
One of the nation's nuclear research facilities has been compromised by an online extremist group. The Idaho National Laboratory confirmed Wednesday that data relating to its human resources division had been hacked, according to Engadget. "On Monday, Nov. 20, Idaho National Laboratory determined that it was the target of a cybersecurity data breach in a federally approved vendor system outside the lab that supports INL cloud Human Resources ser…
'Gay Furry Hackers' Breach Nuclear Lab
A nuclear laboratory in Idaho was reportedly hacked this week, with sensitive employee information, including bank account information and Social Security numbers, leaked by a self-described group of “gay furry hackers” that previously targeted the City of Fort Worth in Texas. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a government-owned nuclear research facility in Idaho Falls, confirmed to the press that it had determined on Monday “that it was the targ…
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