MP: State-run power management firm’s IT system hit by ransomware attack

Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited has approached police after a ransomware attack on May 22 crippled its internal information technology system used for communication among different functionaries of the state-run entity, an official said on Sunday.

The attack has hit MPPMC, which oversees the management of electricity in the state through sale and purchase of power as per demand, at a time when summer brings about peak consumption, sources said.

MPPMC public relations officer Pankaj Swamy told PTI an alternative method had been put in place ensure urgent work is not affected.