Tidewater Telecom Restores Near-Normal Service in 23 Maine Towns After Cyberattack
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Updated · StateScoop · Jul 21
Tidewater Telecom Restores Near-Normal Service in 23 Maine Towns After Cyberattack
3 articles · Updated · StateScoop · Jul 21
Summary
Tuesday morning, Tidewater Telecom said internet service had returned to near-normal operating conditions after a cyberattack disrupted connections across 23 midcoast Maine towns.
The company said it identified the issue and worked with upstream internet providers to block malicious traffic that had been clogging its network, with conditions improving through Monday.
Damariscotta — a town of about 2,300 — reported spotty to no internet at its town office, limiting services because most operations depend on online access.
NBC reported no consumer data was affected, indicating the attack primarily caused service disruption rather than a customer-data breach.