The hacking team known as Cold Water, which is believed to be behind dozens of high-profile hacking incidents in recent years, targeted the Brookhaven (BNL), Argonne (ANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL), according to internet records viewed by Reuters.
The news agency was unable to determine why those three labs were targeted, nor whether the hacking attempts had been successful. None of the labs or government offices involved responded to requests for comment on the story.
Cybersecurity experts told Reuters that Cold River has escalated its hacking attempts since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine last February.
The hacking attempt against US nuclear labs occurred between August and September 2022 as UN experts entered a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant amid fears of a radiation disaster due to Russian shelling in the area. READ MORE
