ALLEN DEVLIN, WYFF NEWS 4. >> IF YOU’RE A CUSTOMER OF GREENVILLE WATER YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO PAY YOUR BILL OVER THE PHONE. AT LEAST FOR THE NEAR FUTURE. ALL BECAUSE OF A NETWORK BREACH . OUR TAGGART HOUCK IS IN GREENVILLE TONIGHT. THE UTILITY SAYS IT WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNATIONAL CYBERATTACK. TAGGART: LEADERS THERE WOULDN’T GO INTO DETAIL ON THAT THEY SAY THEY’RE FAIRLY CERTAIN IT ISN’T AFFECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION BUT FOR THE TIME BEING PAYING YOUR BILL MAY BE MORE COMPLICATED. A NETWORK BREACH AT GREENVILLE WATER THE UTILITY TELLING US A SYSTEM OUTAGE STARTED LAST WEDNESDAY. A SPOKESPERSON SAYS IT WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNATIONAL CYBERATTACK. THE OUTAGE COULD POTENTIALLY LAST INTO NEXT WEEK. IN A STATEMENT SENT LAST WEEK THE COMPANY CEO SAID HE’S FAIRLY CERTAIN DATA HAS NOT BEEN COMPROMISED. BUT IT SHUT DOWN THE ONLINE PAYMENT AND PHONE PAYMENT OPTION. THE ONLINE OPTION WAS RESTORED SUNDAY. >> IF I WERE SOMEONE THAT WANTED TO DISRUPT SOMEONE ELSE’S ECONOMY I WOULD WANNA TAKE THE THINGS THAT THEY ABSOULTELY COUNT ON AND GET IN THE WAY >> TECH EXPERT PHIL YANOV SAYS UTILITIES HAVE BEEN GEARING UP FOR BREACHES. HE SAYS HACKERS MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION BUT IN THIS CASE IT COULD BE A FORM OF PRACTICE. >> WHEN I LOOK AT GREENVILLE WATER I THINK I CANT IMAGINE THAT THERE’S SOMEBODY YOU KNOW IN SOME FORIEGN COUNTRY THINKING THIS IS THE REAL TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY. WE REALLY WANT TO GET THESE GUYS BUT IT’S A GREAT TRAINING GROUND RIGHT? IT’S A GREAT WAY TO FIGURE OUT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH HARM COULD I DO TO SOMEBODY ELSE HERE. >> SUGGESTING BIGGER CITIES AS TARGETS. HACKING CASES FALLING UNDER THE FOCUS OF THE FBI. >> I WOULD SAY GENERALLY SPEAKING, RANSOMWARE ATTACKS ARE ON THE INCREASE AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND UTLITIES WOULD BE PART OF THAT EQUATION. >> THAT SPOKESPERSON TELLS US YOU CAN MAKE A PAYMENT IN PERSON AT THE WEST BROAD STREET LOCATION IN GREENVILLE. NO WORD AS TO LEND THIS SYSTEM WILL ONLY FULLY FUNCTIONAL. IT