Workers at U.S. nuclear regulator fooled by phishers

From: CSO Online

Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees were tricked into disclosing passwords and downloading malware

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees were tricked into disclosing passwords and downloading malware in three phishing attacks that occurred over a three-year period.

The incidents were described in an inspector general report obtained by the publication Nextgov through an open-records request.

In one incident, the attackers sent email to 215 NRC employees, asking them to verify their accounts by clicking on a link and logging in with their user name and password.

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