Staffordshire’s main water supplier, which provides water to roughly 1.6 million people has been hacked

It has come to light that Staffordshire’s main water supplier, which provides water to roughly 1.6 million people, was the target of an unlawful cyberattack. The parent firm of South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, South Staffordshire PLC, was forced to reassure customers that the event had not interrupted water supplies as the UK works to recover from one of its longest droughts. As indicated in the notification, the disruption of the IT systems has no impact on the provision of safe water to its customers or those of its subsidiaries, Cambridge Water and South Staffs Water. This is because the safety and water distribution systems are still functional.

In a statement, the corporation, which supplies water to homes in the towns of Burton, Uttoxeter, Cannock, Tamworth, Lichfield, and Rugeley, asserted that it has “strong systems and controls” in place to quickly respond to emergencies. It said that there was still “disruption” in the company’s corporate IT network and that it was “working to address this as fast as possible. We must emphasize that business as usual is being conducted by our customer service employees. As our investigations progress, we will continue to closely collaborate with the pertinent governmental and regulatory agencies and keep both them and our consumers informed.

It comes after an effort by Thames Water to deny allegations that the business had been the victim of ransomware from the hacker group Clop. The nefarious group claimed access to 5TB of data and the capacity to change the chemical make-up of the company’s water supply on Monday.

A representative claims that these rumors are unfounded. “We are aware of reports in the media that Thames Water is the target of a cyberattack. That’s not how it is, “they asserted.
Last week’s temperatures in the UK broke records, and eight areas of England were labeled as being in a drought. Many reservoirs in the UK have been seriously impacted by the driest July since 1935.