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The Claim

Files relating to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, described as India’s largest nuclear power plant, were exposed in a data breach.

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The Short Version

Available reporting strongly supports that Kudankulam-related files were exposed online in a breach, and the plant is widely described as India’s largest nuclear power plant. Multiple major outlets align with official acknowledgments that non-core documents were involved. The main caveat is that not every leaked file’s authenticity or sensitivity was independently verified.

Caveats

  • The reporting does not show that reactor control, safety, or core nuclear systems were compromised.
  • The breach appears tied to contractor or balance-of-plant files, so broader claims about a full plant-system hack would overstate the evidence.
  • Some leaked files were reported before full independent authentication, so document sensitivity and provenance should not be assumed beyond what officials and major outlets confirmed.

The Receipts

  1. EXCLUSIVE: Files relating to India's largest nuclear power plant Kudankulam exposed in data breach

    Reuters

  2. Kudankulam nuclear plant data breach triggers ‘absolute commotion' among project's top brass: sources

    The Hindu

  3. Data breach reportedly targets India's Kudankulam nuclear power plant

    Al Jazeera

  4. Kudankulam nuclear plant data breached, NPCIL says core ...

    Times of India

  5. Leaked Kudankulam plant data not linked to nuke systems: Nuclear Power Corporation of India

    India Today

  6. கூடங்குளம் அணுமின் நிலைய தரவு கசிவு

    Tamil Murasu

  7. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant data leak: What happened and what we know

    The Hindu

  8. India Probes Kudankulam Nuclear Plant 'Data Breach' | WION News

    YouTube (WION News)

  9. கூடங்குளம் அணுமின் நிலையத்தில் ‘ஹேக்’! 19,000 ரகசிய ஆவணங்கள் ...

    Dinamani

  10. Files relating to India's largest nuclear power plant Kudankulam exposed in data breach

    YouTube

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