The International Joint Commission (IJC), responsible for managing water systems along the border between the United States and Canada, has confirmed being affected by a cyberattack. This occurred days after the ransomware operation ‘NoEscape’ claimed responsibility for the intrusion and alleged to have exfiltrated 80 GB of data from the IJC, including contracts, conflict of interest forms, and geological files. The news was reported by The Record, a website maintained by the cybersecurity company Recorded Future.
The IJC is conducting an investigation into the incident but did not specify whether it experienced operational issues or sought police assistance after the attack.
This intrusion comes after the NoEscape group compromised several organizations in recent months, including Hawaii Community College, the German bar association, a U.S.-based manufacturing company, and Australian firms.
The announcement from the IJC follows the introduction of free vulnerability scanning services for water and wastewater systems by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which emphasized the importance of cybersecurity for drinking water and wastewater systems, highlighting that they are not immune to cyberattacks.
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