WSSC Water announces investigation into May ransomware attack
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LAUREL, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - WSSC Water says they are investigating a May ransomware attack that impacted a portion of their systems. Officials say some internal files were accessed in the incident.
The company says the ransomware virus was successfully removed within hours and they are fully operational. They say drinking water and wastewater systems were not impacted by the attack and that those systems were never at risk.
WSSC says they did not and will not pay or support the criminals behind this cyberattack.
"WSSC Water continues to produce and deliver safe, clean water to 1.8 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and at no time was the quality or reliability of our drinking water in jeopardy," said WSSC Water Police and Homeland Security Director David McDonough.