Ireland
IRL
Cyberattack on Binghamstown/Drum water pumping controller interrupts household water supply in Ireland
Around 30 November 2023, attackers interfered with a programmable controller operating the Binghamstown/Drum private water scheme in County Mayo, Ireland. The compromised pumping controls interrupted water supply to approximately 160–180 households on Thursday and Friday before crews restored service. A pro-Iranian group using the name Cyber Av3ngers was identified on a message left on the affected equipment; the claimed authorship is not independently proven.
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Estimated severity
74 / 100
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Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-11-30
Targeted Company
BINGHAMSTOWN/DRUM GROUP WATER SCHEME
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
Ireland
Affected countries
Ireland
Impacted regions
County Mayo · Ireland
Operational Impact
Duration
2 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
OT or ICS disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Water & Wastewater
Affected departments
Facilities & Physical Operations
Attack Profile
Attack types
ICS/OT compromiseUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
CYBER AV3NGERS
Sources
Incident Sources
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