Crucial infrastructure large Itron says it was hacked

American power expertise firm Itron has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack in mid-April and that hackers had gained entry to a few of its methods.

In a legally required submitting with the U.S. Securities and Trade Fee late on Friday, Itron mentioned it was “notified” that it had an intruder in its methods. The corporate didn’t say who notified it, however added that it subsequently expelled the hackers and has seen no indicators of additional intrusions to its inner methods.

Itron didn’t specify the kind of cyberattack it skilled, akin to whether or not ransomware was deployed or if the corporate had been contacted by the hackers straight. It’s additionally not instantly clear what influence, if any, the cyberattack is having on the corporate’s methods.

The corporate mentioned it didn’t establish unauthorized exercise within the “customer-hosted portion of its methods,” suggesting that the breach could also be restricted to its IT community.

Itron mentioned it has additionally notified legislation enforcement of the breach.

The Liberty Lake, Washington-based firm gives expertise for managing power consumption of power grids, together with water, gasoline, and electrical energy provides. The corporate gives internet-connected utility meters to over 110 million properties and companies, according to its website. Itron has hundreds of consumers, together with cities and municipalities, in addition to operations in over 100 international locations, its web site reads.

Itron mentioned it activated its contingency plans and knowledge backups, and its operations have “continued in all materials respects,” however warned that it might must make subsequent authorized filings and regulatory notifications. This implies that the corporate could have skilled an information breach, which might set off additional authorized notifications beneath state knowledge breach notification legal guidelines.

It’s not clear who, if anybody, at Itron is answerable for cybersecurity. A spokesperson for Itron didn’t instantly reply to TechCrunch’s request for remark.