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EPM is one of the main public suppliers of electricity, water, and gas in Colombia, and it serves 123 towns. It also provides other services. The municipality of Medellin in Colombia is the owner of the corporation, which had revenue of more than $25 billion in 2022 and is located in Colombia. Because the firm’s information technology infrastructure was down and its websites were unavailable, the company informed around 4,000 of its workers on Tuesday that they should work from home.
EPM revealed to the local media that they were reacting to a cybersecurity problem and gave alternate options for clients to pay for services. This was done in order to prevent further disruption to the company’s operations.The BlackCat ransomware operation, also known as ALPHV, was the one responsible for the attacks. They claimed to have acquired business data while they were carrying out the operations.
Because the firm’s information technology infrastructure was down and its websites were unavailable, the company informed around 4,000 of its workers on Tuesday that they should work from home.
EPM revealed to the local media that they were reacting to a cybersecurity problem and gave alternate options for clients to pay for services. This was done in order to prevent further disruption to the company’s operations.
When BlackCat ransomware attacks are launched, the program known as ExMatter is used to steal data from business networks before the data is encrypted. After then, this information is put to use as a component of the ransomware gang’s efforts to double-extort money.
When the program is executed, it will take data from computers and other devices connected to the network, then store ..
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