Hackers claim breach of engineering firm, offer sale of info on three major US utilities

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• Hackers claim to have stolen 800+ sensitive engineering files from Pickett and Associates, tied to major U.S. utilities
• Data includes LiDAR point clouds, orthophotos, design files, and transmission corridor maps, now for sale at ~$600,000
• Duke Energy is investigating; attackers also selling data from Germany’s Enerparc AG, signaling focus on critical infrastructure

Pickett and Associates, a Florida-based civil engineering, surveying, and geospatial services firm, has allegedly been hacked and had sensitive client data stolen.