Chernobyl radiation monitoring system hit by global cyberattackJune 28, 2017 - 11:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The automatic radiation monitoring system at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was hit by a cyberattack Tuesday, June 27 and monitoring was being carried out manually, CNN reports citing a Ukrainian federal agency. "Due to the temporary disconnection of the Windows system, the radiation monitoring in the area of the industrial site is carried out manually," the agency for control of the Chernobyl exclusion zone said in a statement. The statement also said that all "technological systems of the station operate in the normal mode," but that "in connection with the cyberattack, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant website is not working." A number of companies and agencies across Europe reported that they were under cyberattack on Tuesday, including Russian oil and gas company Rosneft and Danish shipping firm Maersk. The source of the attack is not yet clear. The nuclear power plant was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986 when a reactor exploded. The disaster led to mass evacuations from the area and the creation of a 19-mile uninhabitable exclusion zone around the site. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |