Water Utility

Mandiant's investigation finds Handala breached Cal Water's billing system but never reached operational technology. The Iran-linked group claimed they chose not to disrupt water access.

Handala threat group claims to have compromised California Water Service, publishing 5GB of customer data. Security experts assess the group reached billing systems and GPS servers but likely cannot disrupt water operations.

Attackers weaponized Windows BitLocker to encrypt systems across Romanian Waters, impacting 10 of 11 river basin management organizations.