News Briefs: North Carolina Utility Working With Feds to Fight Ransomware Attack

A Jacksonville, North Carolina, water utility is working with federal investigators after its computer system was hacked and subjected to a ransomware attack. Onslow Water & Sewer Authority’s servers and personal computers connected to the system were all compromised in the attack, which officials are calling “sophisticated.” Private customer information, however, was safe. CEO Jeffrey Hudson released a statement saying the utility has experienced cyber attacks since Oct. 4, and despite efforts from cybersecurity specialists, problems have persisted and databases need to be rewritten. The lack of computing ability will affect the timeliness of water service for several weeks,