- The cyberattack that hit the operations of at least four gas pipeline companies in recent days also was felt in the utility industry, Bloomberg reports.
- Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) says it first learned of the attack on March 30 because it shares consumer data with third-party electricity and gas providers in Ohio through an electronic system run by Energy Services Group, the data firm that was hacked; fearing the information could be compromised, DUK abandoned the Energy Services system, which the company says may result in some Ohio customers receiving partial or late energy bills.
- The Maine Public Utilities Commission says it was notified of an issue “that may be cyber” involving customers of a third-party supplier, while Vectren Corp . (NYSE:VVC) confirms an unspecified issue with its Ohio gas utility’s interface with Energy Services Group but that no personal customer data was lost and customer services were not affected.
- Energy Services says its systems are back up and running.
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