Energy and Water Management Firm Itron Hacked

US-based energy and water management solutions provider Itron has launched an investigation after hackers gained access to some of its systems. Itron helps utilities and cities manage energy, water, and other services, serving more than 8,000 customers across 100 countries.  The company has revealed in an SEC filing that it detected unauthorized access to some systems on April 13, but noted that “operations have continued in all material respects”. “The Company took action to remediate and remove the unauthorized activity and has not observed any subsequent unauthorized activity within its corporate systems. Further, no unauthorized activity was observed in the customer hosted portion of its systems,” Itron said. The attacker’s motivation and whether any customer or other sensitive information may have been compromised remains unclear. No known ransomware or extortion group appears to have taken credit for hacking Itron. The company said it expects a significant portion of incident response costs to be covered by insurance. In addition, Itron does not expect the hack to have a material impact. “The Company is evaluating what legal filings and regulatory notifications might be required because of this incident and intends to take appropriate action based on its review and findings,” Itron said. Related: Nightclub Giant RCI Hospitality Reports Data Breach Related: $3.6 Million Stolen in Bitcoin Depot Hack Related: Luxury Cosmetics Giant Rituals Discloses Data Breach Related: RTX Confirms Airport Services Hit by Ransomware WRITTEN BY Eduard Kovacs Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering. More from Eduard Kovacs Locked Shields 2026: 41 Nations Strengthen Cyber Resilience in World’s Biggest Exercise Vulnerabilities Patched in CrowdStrike, Tenable Products Chinese Cybersecurity Firm’s AI Hacking Claims Draw Comparisons to Claude Mythos AI Can Autonomously Hack Cloud Systems With Minimal Oversight: Researchers  After Bluesky, Mastodon Targeted in DDoS Attack Claude Mythos Finds 271 Firefox Vulnerabilities Google Antigravity in Crosshairs of Security Researchers, Cybercriminals Third US Security Expert Admits Helping Ransomware Gang Latest News Incomplete Windows Patch Opens Door to Zero-Click Attacks OpenSSH Flaw Allowing Full Root Shell Access Lurked for 15 Years Malicious AI Prompt Injection Attacks Increasing, but Sophistication Still Low: Google UNC6692 Uses Email Bombing, Social Engineering to Deploy ‘Snow’ Malware Easily Exploitable ‘Pack2TheRoot’ Linux Vulnerability Leads to Root Access US Launches Sweeping Crackdown on Southeast Asia Cyberscams and Sanctions Cambodian Senator Firefox Vulnerability Allows Tor User Fingerprinting China-Linked APT GopherWhisper Abuses Legitimate Services in Government Attacks Trending Webinar: A Step-By-Step Approach To AI Governance April 28, 2026 With "Shadow AI" usage becoming prevalent in organizations, learn how to balance the need for rapid experimentation with the rigorous controls required for enterprise-grade deployment. Register Virtual Event: Threat Detection And Incident Response Summit May 20, 2026 Delve into big-picture strategies to reduce attack surfaces, improve patch management, conduct post-incident forensics, and tools and tricks needed in a modern organization. Register People on the Move Neill Feather has been named Chief Executive Officer at Point Wild. Oasis Security has appointed Michael DeCesare as President. Sterling Wilson has joined IGEL as Global Field CTO, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. More People On The Move Expert Insights Why Cybersecurity Must Rethink Defense In The Age Of Autonomous Agents From autonomous code generation to decision-making systems that initiate actions without human intervention, the industry is entering a new phase. (Torsten George) Government Can’t Win The Cyber War Without The Private Sector Securing national resilience now depends on faster, deeper partnerships with the private sector. (Steve Durbin) The Hidden ROI Of Visibility: Better Decisions, Better Behavior, Better Security Beyond monitoring and compliance, visibility acts as a powerful deterrent, shaping user behavior, improving collaboration, and enabling more accurate, data-driven security decisions. (Joshua Goldfarb) The New Rules Of Engagement: Matching Agentic Attack Speed The cybersecurity response to AI-enabled nation-state threats cannot be incremental. It must be architectural. (Nadir Izrael) The Next Cybersecurity Crisis Isn’t Breaches—It’s Data You Can’t Trust Data integrity shouldn’t be seen only through the prism of a technical concern but also as a leadership issue. (Steve Durbin) Flipboard Reddit Whatsapp Email