by Daniel Croft
US nuclear scientists have become the latest target of Russian hackers, according to a new report by Reuters.
Three US nuclear research facilities were targeted by Russian hacking group Cold River midway through last year.
Five cyber security experts along with Reuters analysed internet records to find that hackers targeted the Brookhaven (BNL), Argonne (ANL) and Lawrence Livermore National (LLNL) laboratories.
Records revealed that the team created fake login pages and sent emails to scientists to trick them into unknowingly unveil their login details.
At this stage, it is unknown whether the hackers were successful or what the group’s intentions were. Reuters reached out to all three affected nuclear labs for comment, however, the facilities all declined or failed to respond.
