New Website and Email Addresses after GA Electricity Provider Suffers Cyberattack

December 6, 2024

INCIDENT

The Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) has advised its customers not to use their original website after a “cybersecurity incident.” Since they lost control of their original website, they have relaunched it at www.sawnee.coop. The company said a “comprehensive investigation is ongoing” into the cybersecurity incident, and they’ll update customers when more information is available.

Sawnee EMC serves parts of seven counties in north Georgia, including Fulton, Cherokee, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Hall, Dawson and Lumpkin.

Incident Date

May 7, 2024

Estimated Cost

access to website and email domains lost -> new URL/website

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified