Nuclear lab faces niche cyber threat

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Nuclear lab faces niche cyber threat

'Furry Hacktivists' target Idaho National Laboratory for cat-human experiments

The self-proclaimed "gay furry hackers" from SiegedSec have successfully infiltrated the computer systems of the United States' largest nuclear power lab, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).  A...

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