Muscatine Power and Water hit by ransomware, breached data of 37K individuals
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Muscatine Power and Water (MPW), based in Iowa, reported a data breach caused by a ransomware attack at the end of January. The attackers managed to infiltrate MPW's corporate network, accessing sensitive customer information.
The utility faced significant disruptions due to the attack, including an eight-hour internet outage and prolonged interference with business operations. MPW claims that critical control systems remained unaffected.
The attack has impacting 36,995 residents, with the breached data including:
- names,
- Social Security numbers
- details related to service subscriptions.
MPW claims that so far there have been no reports of identity theft. As a measure to support affected individuals, MPW is offering free credit monitoring services for a year. .
