Hudson County View
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“At 8:00 p.m., on August 13, 2020, our certified laboratory notified our water system that a sample collected on August 12, 2020 confirmed the presence of E. coli in our water system’s drinking water,” the letter begins.
“When this occurs, we are required to conduct a Tier 1 public notification to inform customers of the event and how we plan to correct deficiencies that potentially caused the contamination.”
The letter continues that while a Tier 1 public notification was issued on August 14, 2020, the state Department of Environmental Protection identified three deficiencies with this notice.
For one, the initial public notification had an end date and time for the boil water advisory – pieces of information that aren’t supposed to be included.
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New Jersey City Utility Struggling With Costly Cyberattack
A ransomware attack against the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority Sept. 30 forced the public utility to spend roughly $500,000 after access to “vital” sewer and water data was cut off. by Peter D’Auria, nj.com / January 14, 2021 The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority at 555 Route 440, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. TNS
(TNS) The recent cyberattack at the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority inflicted damage that lasted months and threatened to cause a “public health crisis,” the agency said.
Officials from Jersey City and the autonomous utilities agency have said little about the Sept. 30 ransomware attack, which MUA documents said blocked access to “vital” water and sewer information.
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Jersey City utilities agency investigating ransomware attack that blocked access to ‘vital’ data
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The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority at 555 Route 440, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal
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The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority has hired a law firm to investigate a cyberattack that blocked access to “vital” water and sewer service information and led to an “emergency condition.”
The ransomware attack, which occurred “on or about” Sept. 30, caused the agency to “lose access to vital information and documentation related to the provision of water and sewerage services to the citizens of the City of Jersey City,” according to a resolution approved in October.