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Ransomware Hits Romanian Water Authority, 1000 Systems Knocked Offline

ID: b0ad705b-97c4-54b0-9ff9-911717c7d71a

STIX ID: report--b0ad705b-97c4-54b0-9ff9-911717c7d71a

Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2025-12-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Deeba Ahmed

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A ransomware incident beginning 20 December 2025 disrupted Romanian Waters’ IT estate — roughly 1,000 systems across the main office and 10 of 11 regional branches were impacted, affecting email, DNS, web services and GIS. Attackers reportedly misused Windows BitLocker to encrypt data and issued a seven‑day ransom demand; OT and physical infrastructure remain reported as secure while national cyber agencies (DNSC, SRI) work on recovery.

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