Last week hackers gained access to the computer systems of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) power company in India and stole the billing data of their customers. In order to get the data back, the attackers are demanding 1 RS Core, or 10 million Rupess, for the stolen data. This is equivalent to approximately $150,000 USD.
According to the
The New India Express, the hackers gained access to the billing system after midnight on March 21st and when employees arrived on the 22nd, their computers were flashing ransom message demand 1 RS Core to recover the data.
Data is purportedly being recover by inputting from logbooks and other sources. The loss of this billing data means that the power company would be unable to send out accurate billing to their customers for current consumption as well any that were previously owed.
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