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Ransomware Hits Romanian Water Authority, 1000 Systems Knocked Offline

Hackread •Deeba Ahmed • December 23, 2025

Romania’s national water authority, Romanian Waters, was hit by a major ransomware attack affecting 1,000 systems but dams remain safe. Learn how authorities are fighting back without paying the ransom.

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Ransomware Attack Compromises 1,000 Systems at Romanian Water Authority A ransomware attack has compromised approximately 1,000 systems at Romania's water management authority, Administrația Națională Apele Române. The incident affected various critical infrastructure components, including servers for geographic information systems, databases, email, and web services. The National Cyber Security Directorate confirmed the breach and remediation efforts are ongoing. 18 sources 51

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