According to the foreign news agency Reuters, the leaked data allegedly includes maps of some parts of the facilities and details of suppliers, while the group of hackers has claimed that this information was obtained from the Reliance Group._x000D_
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According to the news agency, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the largest of India’s seven nuclear plants, while it is the centerpiece of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to increase nuclear energy capacity in the country._x000D_
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The contract for this plant is with Indian businessman Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group, which said in a statement to Reuters that there has been a partial infiltration of Reliance’s data on the server of the data center service provider Uta and that the government has been informed of the incident. However, Reliance did not say which data was affected._x000D_
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Nicholas Roth, senior director of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, said the data leak could pose a serious threat to the plant’s security._x000D_
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The leaked data allegedly includes some installation maps, supplier details, meeting and inspection records, equipment reviews and insurance policies._x000D_
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According to the report, 19,000 of the 858,000 Reliance files leaked appear to be the most sensitive, and are available on the World Leaks website._x000D_
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Reliance Infrastructure, a subsidiary of the group, won the contract to design and build the infrastructure for Unit 3 and Unit 4 of the plant in 2018. Both units are still under construction and are expected to be operational by 2027, providing a total of 2,000 megawatts of electricity._x000D_
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According to the news agency, World Leaks is a ransomware group and has previously targeted Nike and the Tata Group. The group usually posts stolen data on its website, which can only be accessed through a special browser, if companies fail to pay a ransom._x000D_
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In June, WorldLeaks told Reuters that it had demanded $1.5 million in ransom for Tata Group files, which included confidential designs from clients such as Apple and Tesla, and that the data was released on the website when the ransom demand was rejected._x000D_
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The documents released on the WorldLeaks website do not appear to be related to the core systems of nuclear reactors, but they do include maps of the ventilation and cooling systems of Units 3 and 4 and a control room._x000D_
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The files also include supplier proposals, a list of approved suppliers and a record of a meeting on a joint inspection by the Nuclear Power Corporation and Reliance in 2024, which also contains photos of the equipment._x000D_
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According to another document, Reliance Infrastructure and Nuclear Power Corporation have also obtained an insurance policy under which they can get compensation of up to $112 million if Unit 3 or Unit 4 is the target of terrorism._x000D_
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Experts say that if this data falls into the wrong hands, it can be used to map the plant’s support systems, identify suppliers and assess security vulnerabilities._x000D_
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According to Nicholas Roth, this data not only shows who has access to the project but also shows which systems can be reached through that access._x000D_
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According to cybersecurity company Surfshark, India is in third place in the world in terms of data leaks.
