Mississippi Utility Suffers Cyberattack
INCIDENT
Municipally owned and operated electric and water utility, Starkville Utilities, suffered from a cyberattack last October where threat actors were able to abscond with personally indefinable information from over 11,000 victims.
The Starkville, Mississippi-based utility discovered the attack October 23, 2024, when they noticed unauthorized activity within its computer network.
“Upon discovery of the incident, Starkville immediately disconnected all access to the network and promptly engaged a specialized third-party incident response firm to assist with securing the environment, as well as, to conduct a comprehensive forensic investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident,” the company said in a letter to victims.
Victims
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified