"LockBit Ransomware Gang Hit the Portuguese Municipal Water Utility Aguas Do Porto"
The LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked Aguas do Porto, a Portuguese municipal water utility company. Aguas do Porto is a municipal water utility company that manages the water cycle, from water supply to wastewater drainage. Furthermore, the organization oversees public lighting and photovoltaic parks. The LockBit group added the municipal water utility company to its Tor leak site's list of victims, saying the deadline to pay the demanded ransom is March 7, 2023. The group has not yet published samples of the stolen data as evidence of the security breach. The volume and type of data stolen by the ransomware gang are also currently unknown. On January 30, the utility company announced the security breach, stating that a cyberattack impacted certain services but not the water supply or sanitization. This article continues to discuss the LockBit ransomware gang claiming to have hacked the Portuguese municipal water utility company Aguas do Porto.