Customer data from the Groningen Water Company may have been leaked in the AddComm cyber attack

Water Company Groningen reports that customer data may have been stolen during the cyber attack at customer communications company AddComm. Water Company Groningen has reported it to the AP and advises customers to be vigilant for suspicious emails.

According to Water Company Groningen, it is not yet certain whether customer data has been stolen. As soon as this is clear, the company will communicate about this with its customers. Water Company Groningen is not the first organization recently affected by the cyber attack at AddComm. Earlier this month it became known that the Hollands Noorderkwartier water board may also have been indirectly affected by the incident.

Between May 5 and 17, a ransomware attack took place at AddComm, a Dutch company that provides customer communications for third parties. takes into account, including Water Company Groningen and Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier. In this attack, the company's systems were encrypted and data was stolen. It is not yet clear exactly what data was stolen and who is behind the attack.

AddComm discovered the cyber attack on May 17. The company says it immediately called in cybersecurity experts. These experts are said to have started an investigation. The hackers would no longer have access to AddComm's systems and customers are reportedly being reconnected to the systems.