Itron hackers accessed critical infrastructure operators

A major critical infrastructure technology vendor says hackers who broke into its systems last month also breached some of its water, gas and electric-utility customers.

Itron, a Liberty Lake, Wash.-based company that makes energy and water sensor devices for infrastructure and smart-city operators, said a hack disclosed in April resulted in “limited unauthorized access to certain customer-hosted systems,” according to a Friday regulatory filing. 

The company, which has thousands of customers in the U.S. and abroad, didn’t identify the affected customers or the extent of the access. Itron said it hasn’t found any evidence that customer-facing systems were affected by the breach.

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