Cyber Attacks On U.S. Energy Plants Reach "Urgent" Level

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a joint report indicating that a recent round of cyber attacks included malicious activity targeting energy-oriented businesses, including nuclear power plants. The one nuclear power business revealed in the report was the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp., which operates Wolf Creek 1, a Westinghouse Four-loop pressurized water reactor located near Burlington, Kan.(read more)