Hackers claim breach of engineering firm, client data stolen
TL;DR
Hackers claim to have breached Pickett and Associates, stealing over 800 files of sensitive client data from major utilities. They are selling the data for $600,000 in bitcoin.
Source: TechRadar Pro
Pickett and Associates, a Florida-based civil engineering, surveying, and geospatial services firm, has allegedly been hacked and had sensitive client data stolen. Earlier this week, cybercriminals posted a new thread on a dark web forum claiming to have stolen more than 800 files from the company. The data, they say, is “real, operational engineering data from active projects of major utilities and is suitable for infrastructure analysis and risk assessment.” Pickett and Associates’ clients are mostly investor-owned utilities, municipalities, electric cooperatives and mining operations across the U.S. and the Caribbean. The miscreants claim to have taken files from large utilities including Tampa Electric Company, Duke Energy Florida, and American Electric Power. The attackers are selling the stolen files for 6.5 bitcoin, or approximately $600,000. Full Story