Pakistan
PAK
K‑Electric hit by Netwalker ransomware, disrupting billing and online customer services
K‑Electric suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that disrupted online billing and customer services. Customers were unable to access duplicate bills via the website, and other customer channels were impacted before services were restored later in the week.
45
Estimated severity
45 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
07/09/2020
Targeted Company
K ELECTRIC
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Pakistan
Affected countries
Pakistan
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
4 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Energy & Utilities
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
NETWALKER