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Hackers Are Targeting Energy Companies — Including Nuclear

Political hacking has been all over the news over the past several months, but perhaps more quietly, hackers have also been targeting companies that operate energy facilities, including nuclear power plants.

With me to talk about how they’re doing it, and what the risks are is Laicie Heeley, a Fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., which is a nonprofit  think tank.

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.