Hackers attack UK water supplier but extort wrong victim. The Clop ransomware gang claimed to have breach Thames Water supplier by accessing their SCADA systems, which would give them the ability to cause harm to 15 mill customers. However, as Clop published evidence of stolen files, the spreadsheet presented featured South Staff Water and South Staffordshire email addresses. South Staffordshire Water, a company which supplies 330 million litres of drink water to 1.6 consumers daily, issued a statement confirming an IT disruption from a cyberattack.
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