Cybercriminals attack the wrong water company in bungled extortion attempt

On Monday, hacker group ClOp claimed to have gained access to 5TB of data from UK water supplier Thames Water and said it could change the chemical composition of the company's water supply. Thames Water denied the reports and said it hadn't faced a cyber attack. Today it emerges that an attack has taken place but on a different company, South Staffordshire plc, the parent company of South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water. The company denied that water supplies had been affected and said in a statement it has "robust systems and controls" in place to quickly implement emergency measures.…...