The statement came after the media reported last week that the cybercrime group World Leaks had published thousands of files apparently connected to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP). Third-party contractor breachThe files posted by World Leaks were labeled as originating from Reliance Group, whose subsidiary Reliance Infrastructure is building non-nuclear infrastructure for the new Kudankulam reactors. According to Krishnan, nearly 19,000 files totaling about 14.3 GB related to Kudankulam were published by World Leaks. World Leaks' targetsKudankulam became the second high-profile Indian victim publicly claimed by World Leaks in recent weeks. World Leaks emerged in early 2025 following the rebranding of the Hunters International ransomware operation.