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NPCIL cyber attack explained: What was leaked in the Kudankulam data breach?

Date (as written)
2026-07-16
Year
2026
Actors (as written)
Lazarus
Actor pages
Lazarus
Tags (as written)
language=en; news article

Source entries (2)

Outlook India (outlookindia.com)

From Lazarus To World Leaks: What Kudankulam's Two Cyber Incidents Reveal About India's Cybersecurity · 2026-07-16
attribution sentence(s): The 2019 Lazarus-linked malware targeted Kudankulam's administrative network without affecting reactor operations | While the 2019 incident involved malware linked to the North Korea-backed Lazarus Group, the latest 2026 breach is centred on ransomware group World Leaks, which claims to have leaked thousands of sensitive project documents. | Cybersecurity researchers attributed the attack to DTrack malware associated with the Lazarus Group.
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/from-lazarus-to-world-leaks-the-kudankulam-cyber-story

The News Minute (India) (thenewsminute.com)

NPCIL cyber attack explained: What was leaked in the Kudankulam data breach? · 2026-07-16
attribution sentence(s): In 2019, malware known as Dtrack, later linked by cybersecurity firms to North Korea's Lazarus Group, was detected on an administrative network at the Kudankulam plant.
https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/npcil-cyber-attack-explained-what-was-leaked-in-the-kudankulam-data-breach

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