Iberdrola was hit by a cyber attack that stole the personal information of 1.3 million users, company sources confirmed to todaytimeslive.com. The attackers gained access to data such as ID, address, phone number and email address, but not “financial data (current account or credit card) or electricity consumption data,” they said. Sources. “Iberdrola” contacted the victims and informed the Central Technological Investigation Brigade of the police about the incident.
The breach occurred on March 15 at I-DE Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes, the group’s electricity distribution company. “As soon as we learned of the attack, the necessary measures were taken to stop it immediately and prevent its recurrence,” the company said in a statement, which also provided facts to the data center. Security Agency. , Legal imperative after hacker implementation.
The next day the Iberdrol systems underwent “massive attacks” which they were able to stop, according to the same sources. The company has linked him to a cyber-attack campaign involving other companies and Spanish and European public institutions such as the Congress of Deputies.
On Tuesday, the government approved an emergency package “due to a significant increase in the risk of cyber attacks for geostrategic reasons” as a result of the war in Ukraine. The plan includes a new “National Cybersecurity Plan” to strengthen the protection of small and medium-sized businesses and public institutions and the adoption of specific cybersecurity-specific regulations for the 5G network, which came into force this Wednesday.
Fraud warning
This type of cyberattack, even if it fails to access customers’ banking data, represents a significant increase in the risk of fraudulent attempts. Cybercriminals use stolen information to defraud fraudsters with custom hooks, which increases their success rate. The attacks are known as Phishing Or Hot It is based on this tactic and can deceive thousands of euros victims.
For this reason, Iberdrola warns affected users in a statement that they “beware of email or cell phone messages that do not have a clear identifier of the sender when requesting booked information through your account number, credit card payment or access. Codes for services. ” “Neither Iberdola nor any other group of companies intends to request them in this way,” they warn.
The National Cyber Security Institute (Incibe) recommends that affected users search the Internet to determine if their personal data is being used without their consent. “If after searching the Internet for your personal information you find any data that you do not like or are offered without your consent, use your rights. “The Spanish Data Protection Agency will give you instructions on how to do this,” the agency explained.
Incibe will also remind you of the need to periodically change the passwords of digital services and update all programs and applications to the latest version.
Source: El Diario
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