North Texas Municipal Water District

A cybersecurity attack affected the North Texas Municipal Water District, but it had no effect on water services.

The district claimed in a statement that the event had an impact on both its phone system and its computer network.

The district's business network has largely recovered.

The incident has not impacted the provision of solid waste, wastewater, or water services to customers or cities.

Officials from the water district stated that they are actively investigating the extent of any unauthorised activity in collaboration with forensic experts.

Source: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-wylie-municipal-water-district-hit-by-cybersecurity-incident-officials-say/287-ea278dff-7035-46fe-ba0d-d570160be15a

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/north-texas-municipal-water-district

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"linkid": "north-texas-municipal-water-district",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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                        'location': 'North Texas',
                        'name': 'North Texas Municipal Water District',
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 'description': 'A cybersecurity attack affected the North Texas Municipal '
                'Water District, but it had no effect on water services. The '
                "district's phone system and computer network were impacted. "
                "The district's business network has largely recovered. The "
                'incident has not impacted the provision of solid waste, '
                'wastewater, or water services to customers or cities. '
                'Officials from the water district stated that they are '
                'actively investigating the extent of any unauthorised '
                'activity in collaboration with forensic experts.',
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