Cal Water Investigating Iranian Hackers’ Claims

Cal Water Investigating Iranian Hackers’ Claims

California Water Service is investigating claims by the Iran-linked threat actor Handala, which says it stole 5 GB of data from the utility and could have disrupted water service but chose not to. Dataminr’s analysis indicates the leaked files may include personal information and data from a customer billing database and the RTKBase application. #Handala #CaliforniaWaterService #Dataminr #RTKBase

Keypoints

  • Cal Water is investigating hacking claims made by Handala.
  • Handala allegedly leaked 5 GB of files stolen from the utility.
  • The group said it could have disrupted the water supply but did not.
  • Dataminr found possible personal information in the leaked data.
  • The compromise may have involved a customer billing database and RTKBase.

Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/cal-water-investigating-iranian-hackers-claims/