Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-08-15 00:00:00
Affected organization: South Staffordshire Water
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Utilities
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: cl0p
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: South Staffordshire Water, a company supplying 330 million liters of drinking water to 1.6m consumers daily, issues a statement confirming IT disruption from a cyberattack. The Cl0p ransomware gang claims responsibility but they misidentify the victim.