--- title: Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked description: Itron, an American energy technology company providing internet-connected utility meters to over 110 million homes and businesses, confirmed a cyberattack in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/critical-infrastructure-giant-itron-says-it-was-hacked-jxawi7x8p twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked | daily.dev og:description: Itron, an American energy technology company providing internet-connected utility meters to over 110 million homes and businesses, confirmed a cyberattack in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/critical-infrastructure-giant-itron-says-it-was-hacked-jxawi7x8p og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jxaWI7x8p.png og:image:alt: Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Itron, an American energy technology company providing internet-connected utility meters to over 110 million homes and businesses, confirmed a cyberattack in mid-April. Hackers gained access to some internal systems before being expelled. The breach appears limited to Itron's IT network, with no unauthorized activity detected in customer-hosted systems. The company activated contingency plans and data backups, notified law enforcement, and warned of potential further regulatory filings — suggesting a possible data breach. The attack type, whether ransomware or otherwise, has not been disclosed. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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