An international response is needed to tackle the global threat posed by criminals and terrorists bent on launching cyberattacks against nuclear facilities, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Yukiya Amano has said. Speaking at the opening of a conference on computer security at the IAEA's Vienna headquarters, Amano said reports of actual or attempted cyberattacks have become "an almost daily occurrence" around the world and the nuclear industry has not been immune. "Last year alone, there were cases of random malware-based attacks at nuclear power plants, and of such facilities being specifically targeted," he said.
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