Water services giant Veolia North America hit by ransomware attack

Veolia North America disclosed a ransomware incident that temporarily took municipal water back-end systems offline, disrupting online bill payments while water treatment and wastewater operations remained unaffected; the company engaged law enforcement and forensics, restored systems, and reported a limited number of potentially impacted personal records. The report situates the event amid recent ransomware activity against water utilities (including claims by Black Basta against another provider) and notes sector guidance from CISA, FBI, and EPA.