German nuclear plant hit by computer viruses

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

German nuclear plant hit by computer viruses

28 April 2016 Technology

Computer viruses have infected PCs used at a German nuclear power plant.

The viruses were found on office computers and in a system used to model the movement of nuclear fuel rods.

Power firm RWE said the infection posed no threat to the plant because its control systems were not linked to the internet, so the viruses could not activate.

German federal cyber investigators are now analysing how the Gundremmingen plant became infected.

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[Throckmorton]

1. Well, so much for those rod worth models

The reactor engineers better get out their calculators and Calc sheets.