After scouring their systems for evidence of a breach, workers at South Korea's nuclear regulator have discovered an embarrassing surprise: a malware-infected device connected to the air-gapped system that controls one of the nation's nuclear reactors. There's no evidence that the malware copied itself over onto the system, and there's also no indication that the program would have had harmful effects if it had made it onto the systems — but for anyone concerned about the digital security of nuclear plants, it's a harsh reminder that keeping a system off the web isn't enough to protect it from attack.
Keeping a system off the web isn't enough to protect it from attack
According to a statement by the country's energy minister, the...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/30/7467809/south-korean-nuclear-plant-finds-malware-connected-to-control-systems
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