Pro-Iran Hackers Cut Water Supply for 2 Days in Remote Irish Town
INCIDENT
Cyberattack on Irish water utility, Erris, leaves 180 homeowners without water for 2 days after the extraordinary incident impacted the Eurotronics Israeli-made water pumping system. The hackers stated the equipment was targeted due to the fact it originated in Israel.
Erris Water stated they did not have the budget for firewalls and were unable to recover operations, struggling to bypass the pump to run manually, leading to the two day outage.
Incident Date
November 30, 2023
Location
Estimated Cost
Shutdown water distribution to 180 residents for 2 days
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified