Dtrack Malware Found on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s Network in Tamil Nadu

A couple of weeks back, Kaspersky disclosed the existence ofDtrack malwarethat has affected research centers and enterprises across 15 states of India. Turns out, a nuclear power plant has been affected by it too.

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) of Tamil Nadu is the affected nuclear power plant. Officials at theKNPP initially denied the existence of the malware infectionand claimed that a cyber attack on the powerplant is not possible. However, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) confirmed the security breach.

“Identification of malware in NPCIL system is correct…The matter was immediately investigated by DAE specialists. The investigation revealed that the infected PC belonged to a user who was connected in the internet connected network used for administrative purposes.”,told NPCIL in astatement.

The malware infection got noticed by a Twitter user through a recent VirusTotal upload. This malware sample reportedly included hardcoded credentials for KNPP’s internal network.

https://twitter.com/a_tweeter_user/status/1188811977851887616

NPCIL emphasizes that the malware affected only the administrative network of the power plant and the critical internal network remains unaffected. Both these networks are isolated, according to NPCIL.

For those unaware of Dtrack,it is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) capable of recording your keystrokes, retrieving browser history, uploading or downloading filesand much more. Lazarus Group also has a similar malware named ATMDtrack, a malware targeting ATM credentials.

Considering the track record of the Lazarus Group, this is more likely to be an accidental infection as ZDNet points out since the group is more interested in financial institutions rather than industries. I hope the Indian government takes the necessary steps to prevent such malware attacks in the future.

Beebom Staff

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