South Staffordshire Water Plc customer data exposed after South Staffordshire Water Plc breach
Data Leak
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South Staffordshire Water Plc's data leak exposed the personal information of 663,887 customers and employees, increasing the risk of fraud and account abuse. The exposure followed a phishing-enabled intrusion that installed malware and remained hidden for nearly 20 months. The leaked material was later verified as authentic and had been published on the dark web.
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First: 12.05.2026 11:30
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First: 12.05.2026 11:30
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**South Staffordshire Water** suffered a **phishing-led network intrusion** that ultimately exposed personal information tied to **over 633,000 people**. The compromise mattered b...
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12.05.2026 23:17 2 articles · 1mo ago
ICO fines South Staffordshire entities over data exposure
Legal Policy Action UpdateThe Information Commissioner's Office fined South Staffordshire Plc and South Staffordshire Water Plc £963,900 ($1.3 million) after confirming that a phishing-led intrusion installed malware, remained undetected for 20 months, and led to personal data for 663,887 customers and employees being extracted and published on the dark web. The regulator said the compromise began in September 2020, the attacker gained domain administrator access between May and July 2022, and the breach was discovered in July 2022 after IT performance problems triggered an investigation.
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- UK fines water supplier $1.3M for exposing data of 664k customers — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.05.2026 23:17
- UK fines water supplier $1.3M for exposing data of 664k customers — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.05.2026 23:17