The Cyberattack UN Tried To Keep Under Wraps

The cyber attack the UN tried to keep under wraps

The UN did not publicly disclose a major hacking attack into its IT systems in Europe – a decision that potentially put staff, other organisations, and individuals at risk, according to data protection advocates. At a glance: Key findings Hackers broke into dozens of UN servers starting in July 2019. A senior UN IT official […]

Did Kudankulam Hackers Steal India’s Thorium Secrets?

Did Kudankulam hackers steal India's thorium secrets

After the cyberattack at Kudankulam, Indian authorities responsible for the security of the Nuclear power plant have admitted to their administrative system being breached by malware, although the actual damage assessment is yet to be determined. Meanwhile, the cybersecurity community is concerned whether the Kudankulam hackers did steal India’s thorium secrets. On the morning of […]

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Hit By Cyberattack

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant hit by Cyberattack

India’s second nuclear power unit stopped operating on 19th October 2019. It is suspected that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was hit by a cyberattack and the authorities were already alerted of the threat months in advance. Even as cybersecurity experts were investigating the case, the authorities were quick to dismiss any occurrence of a […]

How American Fuel Is Choking India

How American fuel is choking India

U.S. oil refineries that are unable to sell a dirty fuel waste product at home are exporting vast quantities of it to India instead. In 2016, the U.S. sent more than 8 million metric tons of dirty petcoke to India. That’s about 20 times more than in 2010, and enough to fill the Empire State […]

Operation Seashell – How Israel Secretly Armed Iran & Later India

Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Musa al-Sadr and Sadegh Tabatabaei

Operation Seashell was a clandestine Israeli operation to secretly arm Iran in exchange for continued access to Iranian oil. Later in 2009, the same Israeli arms company used as a conduit for secret arms sales to Iran was found to be involved in a major arms scandal in India. 1981 Mystery of Armenia mid-air collision […]