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Chernobyl nuclear power plant hit by Petya ransomware attack causing havoc across the globe

All work at the power plant has been suspended, as staff are unable to access reports and metrics


-- Mirror

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is among the sites hit by a new and highly virulent outbreak of malicious data-scrambling software causing mass disruption across the globe. Some computers at the power plant - which is still in the process of being decommissioned after the devastating explosion in 1986 - were infected by the virus, according reports in local media. -- More...

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