Kyodo: Fukushima data ‘leaked via infected computers’ — Sent to servers in U.S.

Published: June 11th, 2012 at 12:20 pm ET
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Subscription Only: Japan nuclear agency data leaked via infected computers
Kyodo News
June 11, 2012

The Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization said Monday data, including on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis, have been leaked via personal computers infected with malicious programs. 

But the data amounting to 1,000 pages were mostly already published and did not include sensitive data relating to the protection of nuclear materials, the organization said.

The data, including press releases prepared by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, were sent to servers in the United States by five infected personal computers used by organization officials between mid-March and mid-July last year.

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Published: June 11th, 2012 at 12:20 pm ET
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