Water Utility Co. Still Paying the Breach Price a Year Later
ID: d9bd5b72-1f8e-5c1a-96fa-44efad06277b
STIX ID: report--d9bd5b72-1f8e-5c1a-96fa-44efad06277b
Feed Name: Dark Reading
Threat Score
Date Published: 2025-02-26
Date Updated: 2026-04-21
Author: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
...
...
Southern Water confirmed a ransomware breach by the Black Basta group that impacted approximately 5–10% of its 2.7 million customers, prompted notifications and Experian credit monitoring for victims, and resulted in about £4.5M in incident response costs; leaked gang chats suggest an initial $3.5M demand and a potential $750,000 negotiated figure though payment has not been confirmed.
Your team is not currently subscribed to this feed. You must subscribe to it in order to see this post.