Romanian Waters, the country’s national water management authority, was targeted by a significant ransomware attack over the weekend, affecting approximately 1,000 computer systems across its headquarters and 10 of its 11 regional offices. The breach disrupted servers running geographic information systems, databases, email, web services, Windows workstations, and domain name servers, but crucially, the operational technology (OT) systems controlling the actual water infrastructure were not impacted.
According to the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), the attackers leveraged the built-in Windows BitLocker security feature to encrypt files on compromised systems and left a ransom note demanding contact within seven days. Despite the widespread disruption to IT infrastructure, the DNSC confirmed that the operation of hydrotechnical assets—such as dams and water treatment plants—remains unaffected, as these are managed through dispatch centers using voice communications and local personnel.
Investigators from multiple Romanian security agencies, including the Romanian Intelligence Service’s National Cyberint Center, are actively working to identify the attack vector and contain the incident’s fallout. Authorities have not yet attributed the attack to any speci
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