According to sources, Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (a Critical Infrastructure organization in Georgia) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2025-02-01.
Source 1 | 2025-02-01
“The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority was targeted by a malware attack, the utility said Saturday.“
“Executive Director Gil Shearouse said the attack happened on Nov. 26 and that “customer impact is minimal.” “
“The attack was allegedly carried out by the Lynx ransomware group. Evidence of the attack was first published on the group’s website on Jan. 14, 2025. The page detailing the attack has been taken down, but ransomware watchdog ransomware.live captured screenshots of the page. “
“The server and network framework have been rebuilt and restored into production with minimal data loss. The Authority’s water and wastewater treatment plants were unaffected. Customer impact is minimal. “
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