Security News > 2021 > August > Energy group ERG reports minor disruptions after ransomware attack
Italian energy company ERG reports "Only a few minor disruptions" affecting its information and communications technology infrastructure following a ransomware attack on its systems.
While the Italian renewable energy group only reffered to the incident as a hacker attack, La Repubblica reported that the attack was coordinated by the LockBit 2.0 ransomware group.
The LockBit ransomware gang started operating in September 2019 and announced the launch of the LockBit 2.0 ransomware-as-a-service in June 2021.
"Concerning the recent rumours in the media on hacker attacks on institutions and companies, ERG reports that it has experienced only a few minor disruptions to its ICT infrastructure, which are currently being overcome, also thanks to the prompt deployment of its internal cybersecurity procedures," the company said today.
The group operates in the wind energy, hydroelectric energy, solar energy, and high-yield thermoelectric cogeneration energy sectors.
"On the night between Saturday and Sunday the Regione Lazio suffered a first cyber attack of criminal matrix. We don't know who is responsible and their goals," Nicola Zingaretti, the President of the Lazio region, said in a statement.
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