Ransomware attack on Romanian water agency hits over a thousand systems

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• Romania’s ANAR hit by ransomware, affecting around 1,000 systems across river basin organizations
• Attackers used Windows BitLocker; ransom note left, negotiations discouraged by DNSC
• Hydrotechnical operations continue; website offline, updates shared via DNSC’s X account

Administrația Națională Apele Române (ANAR), Romania’s national public authority responsible for managing the country’s water resources, has confirmed suffering a rather disruptive ransomware attack.