Sol Oriens, a subcontractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that works on #nuclear weapons with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), last month was hit by a cyberattack that experts say came from the relentless #REvil ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang.

Most of these organized groups are financially motivated but if these types of attackers are pushed to shift their motivation from monetary to malicious, we should expect severe real-world outcomes. We've only seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of the real-world effects. ( David Bishop, Trustwave )

https://threatpost.com/revil-hits-us-nuclear-weapons-contractor-sol-oriens/166858/