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Cowlitz PUD among U.S. utilities targeted in cyberattacks

By Alex Bruell, The Daily News
Published: November 29, 2019, 5:59pm

LONGVIEW — The Cowlitz County PUD is among more than a dozen utilities targeted in a recent cyberattack across the United States, according to an investigation by the Wall Street Journal published Sunday.

Cowlitz PUD spokeswoman Alice Dietz confirmed Wednesday that the PUD’s firewall successfully blocked the only infected email that hackers sent.

“We’re proud of our IT department,” Dietz said. “They just continue to implement strong cybersecurity measures. This is a great example of why we take it so seriously.”

No customers were affected by the failed attack.

Yet-to-be identified hackers attempted to install malware on utility computers across the United States through “phishing” emails, which try to trick recipients into opening them and unleashing the malware inside, the WSJ reported.

Dietz said she did not know which PUD employee was the intended recipient of the email, nor what the contents of the email were.

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