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Southern Water , a water company serving counties in
Southern England , has issued a statement declaring that the organisation has become aware of a claim by cybercriminals that data has been stolen from some of its IT systems .
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A highly prolific hacktivist group , NoName057 ( 16 ), has launched a series of devastating distributed denial-ofservice ( DDoS ) attacks in the last two years to support its pro-Russian , anti-Western agenda .
The statement says : “ We had previously detected suspicious activity , and had launched an investigation , led by independent cybersecurity specialists .
“ Since then , a limited amount of data has been published . However , at this point there is no evidence that our customer relationships or financial systems have been affected . Our services are not impacted and are operating normally . We have informed the government , our regulators and the Information Commissioner ’ s Office ; and we are closely following the advice of the National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC ) as our investigation continues .
“ If , through the investigation , we establish that customers ’ or employees ’ data has been stolen , we will ensure they are notified , in accordance with our obligations .”
According to the latest blog from NETSCOUT , NoName057 ( 16 ) has conducted over 1,500 DDoS attacks since the Russo-Ukrainian war began in early 2022 , strategically concentrating its efforts on Western nations and NATO members , aligning closely with pro-Kremlin geopolitical interests .
In terms of attack methodology , the threat actor almost exclusively utilises HTTPs-based attack vectors designed to consume targets ’ bandwidth and resources . The group has been able to gain notoriety by developing and distributing custom malware , notably the DDoSia attack tool . DDoSia executes attacks by overwhelming target sites with many concurrent junk HTTPs requests , with the tool having cross-platform functionality – it is compatible with Windows , Linux and macOS systems , reflecting a clear attempt by the group to broaden its user base .
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