ProSol Solar Panel Cleaning & Pigeon Control Ransomware Attack

ProSol Solar Panel Cleaning & Pigeon Control, a seven-year-old company based in Modesto, California, has been targeted by the ransomware group vicesociety. The company specializes in solar panel cleaning and pigeon control, offering services throughout Northern and Southern California and Arizona. ProSol's website highlights their use of professional products and rotating brushes to clean solar panels, ensuring they operate at maximum efficiency.

The company's website, provides information on their services, including solar panel cleaning, which is universally priced at $150 unless the system has more than 30 panels. ProSol also offers a cage-like steel wire coated with PVC for system strength and longevity, as well as J-shaped clips that hook to solar panels, guaranteeing a ten-year lifetime.

The ransomware attack on ProSol Solar Panel Cleaning & Pigeon Control is significant because it highlights the vulnerability of companies in the Energy, Utilities & Waste sector to cyber threats. The attackers exploited a known vulnerability in an unpatched Cisco firewall, causing a series of reboots over 12 hours. This incident serves as a reminder that even companies with seemingly low-risk profiles can be targeted by threat actors.

The attack on ProSol Solar Panel Cleaning & Pigeon Control underscores the importance of maintaining cybersecurity hygiene, including keeping systems up to date and implementing basic security measures. It also emphasizes the need for organizations to be aware of their vulnerabilities and take proactive steps to mitigate them.

Sources

• Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP) - CISA
• First cyberattack on solar, wind assets revealed widespread grid weaknesses, analysts say - URL not found