UK utility biz suspends internet services
British utility biz Southern Water was the victim of a phishing attack on Wednesday, resulting in a hurried shutdown of some of the company's systems.
An industry insider told The Register that Southern Water's networks, including the system responsible for Supervision, Control, and Data Acquisition (SCADA) were hit. The source, who asked to remain anonymous, added the cause was an employee inadvertently opening an attachment in an email purporting to be from the company's CEO with a subject of "Coronavirus".
Customers may have noted a slight wobble in services on 26 February as the company's social media orifice noted that things had dropped offline due to "essential maintenance".
We’re really sorry but our services are temporarily unavailable while we carry out essential maintenance. We’ll be back online as s ..
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