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South Staffordshire Water
Coverage of South Staffordshire Water in the Nexus archive.
- Water company's leaky security earns near-£1M fine
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office fined South Staffordshire Water's parent company nearly £1 million over security failures exposed by a ransomware attack in 2022. The attack affected 633,887 people and leaked personally identifiable information. The company's poor security controls and monitoring led to the breach.
- UK water company allowed hackers to lurk undetected for nearly two years, regulator finds
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office fined South Staffordshire Water £963,900 for a data breach involving the Cl0p ransomware group, which published personal data of 633,887 customers and employees. The breach went undetected for nearly two years. The fine was issued on Monday.