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How hackers can take over nuclear power plants
The Daily Dot
Patrick Howell O'Neill
16 hrs ago

The world’s most important facilities—think massive hydroelectric dams and nuclear power plants—are vulnerable to devastating cyberattacks. And it may be just a matter of time before someone gets hurt.

But nobody panic.

That’s the overwhelming takeaway from new research set to be unveiled at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas next week. The researchers have already gained the attention of major industries, but it remains unclear whether they will fix the problem before it’s too late.

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The threats to nuclear power plant security are among the most attention grabbing. The researchers have done work in nuclear facilities and described the state of the industry's security as serious but often over-confident.

“The downside is that, because of some very strict policies, they generally sense that their security is better than it actually is and they don't have to worry about these issues,” Lee said. “That's simply not true.”

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