Ransomware Attack on Holiday at ME Wastewater Plant
INCIDENT
In northern Maine, Limestone Water and Sewer District was hit on the Fourth of July holiday. Limestone Water and Sewer District Superintendent Jim Leighton said the ransomware attack impaired control computers at two plants necessitating both to revert to manual operations. The control computers were responsible for alarming on equipment damage (pumps over-heating) and operational errors (tanks over-filling).
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified