A few days ago, the Iberdrola group was hit by a cyberattack that successfully exposed the sensitive credentials of 1.3 million customers, the company confirmed.
The company further added that the computer breach was stopped within a few hours and the matter was resolved the same day. However, unfortunately, the attack has affected 1.3 million users. The hackers, reportedly, could only access name, surname, and ID. They failed to get access to bank, tax, or electricity consumption data. The next day, once the breach was closed, the company detected massive attacks that did not achieve its objective.
Following the attack, a statement was released by the company for its customers in which Iberdrola assured that all the necessary steps have been taken to mitigate the impact of the attack and no financial data such as bank details, account numbers, or credit cards details have been violated.
Additionally, for future safety, the company has recommended its customers be more cautious of any emails or communications impersonating to be from Iberdrola.
"If you have received the statement issued by the company, you must be vigilant and regularly monitor what information circulates on the Internet to detect if your private data is being used without your consent," the representatives added.
The group was chaired by Ignacio Galán who brought forth the same attacks that took place in the Cercanías service in Madrid, in the Congress of Deputies, or in other European institutions. However, he said that the attackers have not had access to critical data. Further, Iberdrola revealed that “we were warned by the United States government about the possibility of a cyber-attack after the invasion of Ukraine.”
Iberdrola is a giant Spanish multinational electric utility company that has more than 34,000 employees serving around 31.67 million customers. The company has the largest shareholders in the global market. According to the 2013 report, the largest shareholder of the company was Qatar Investment Holding, Norges Bank, Kutxabank, and CaixaBank.