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726 1,000 computers taken offline in Romanian water management authority hack — ransomware takes Bitlocker-encrypted systems down

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Tom's Hardware · 12/22/2025 13:49 EDT

1,000 computers taken offline in Romanian water management authority hack — ransomware takes Bitlocker-encrypted systems down

No group has claimed the attack yet, and thankfully, water is still flowing in Romania.

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