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Sellafield Ltd has been fined \u00a3332,500 ($437,440) for cybersecurity failings running the Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria, North-West England.<\/p>\n

The fine was issued by Westminster Magistrates Court following a prosecution brought by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the UK\u2019s independent nuclear regulator.<\/p>\n

Sellafield Ltd has also been ordered to pay prosecution costs of \u00a353,253.20 ($70,060).<\/p>\n

The offences relate to Sellafield\u2019s management of the security around its information technology systems between 2019 to 2023 and breaches of the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003.<\/p>\n

At a hearing in June 2024, Sellafield plead guilty to all the charges brought by the ONR, which encompassed the following offences:<\/p>\n

Sellafield is one of Europe’s largest industrial complexes, managing more radioactive waste than any other nuclear facility in the world.<\/p>\n

Attack Could Have Disrupted Operations, Exposed Sensitive Data
\nA successful cyber-attack could have resulted in severe consequences to the nuclear plant as a result of Sellafield Ltd\u2019s failings. This included disruption to the nuclear plant\u2019s operations, damaged facilities, delayed decommissioning, and the loss or compromise of key systems of data.<\/p>\n

A 2023 inspection concluded that a successful ransomware attack could impact important high-hazard risk reduction work at the site, with the full recovery of IT operations taking up to 18 months.<\/p>\n

Read the Full Story Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Infosecurity Magazine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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