Hackers hit the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) three separate times over the past three years. The NRC is in charge of maintaining detailed information about nuclear reactors, waste storage facilities and uranium processing plants across the nation. A NextGov report said hackers in an unnamed foreign country are responsible for the phishing attempt, yet it s unclear exactly what the attackers were hoping to glean by it. A URL embedded in the emails linked back to a Microsoft cloud-based OneDrive storage site that hosted malware.
Source: https://threatpost.com/u-s-nuclear-regulator-hacked-three-times-in-three-years/107835/