Security News > 2020 > February > Massachusetts Electric Utility Hit by Ransomware
The Reading Municipal Light Department, an electric utility in Massachusetts, informed customers on Monday that its systems were targeted last week in a ransomware attack.
The company says the ransomware attack had no impact on the delivery of electricity, and it has found no evidence that customer financial data, which is stored on third-party systems, has been compromised as a result of the incident.
No information has been provided on the type of ransomware or how it ended up on RMLD systems.
Ransomware attacks can pose a serious threat to both small and major organizations.
Over the past year, several big companies reported being hit by ransomware, including Norwegian metals and energy giant Norsk Hydro, Australian shipping giant Toll, Aircraft parts maker ASCO, Mexican oil company Pemex, and testing services provider Eurofins Scientific.