The southeastern Alabama utility Wiregrass Electric Cooperative was hit by a ransomware attack.
The customers of the utility were not able to access their account information amid the attack.
The company disconnected its services for customers as a precautionary measures.
Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2021/07/07/621656.htm
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/wiregrass-electric-cooperative-inc-
"id": "wir1916322",
"linkid": "wiregrass-electric-cooperative-inc-",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "07/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Energy',
'location': 'Southeastern Alabama',
'name': 'Wiregrass Electric Cooperative',
'type': 'Utility Company'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Account Information']},
'description': 'The southeastern Alabama utility Wiregrass Electric '
'Cooperative was hit by a ransomware attack. Customers of the '
'utility were not able to access their account information '
'amid the attack. The company disconnected its services for '
'customers as a precautionary measure.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Account Information'],
'downtime': ['Customer Services'],
'operational_impact': ['Service Disconnection'],
'systems_affected': ['Customer Account Services']},
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Service Disconnection']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Wiregrass Electric Cooperative',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}