A hacker got access to the Bremerton Housing Authority's website and demanded a $4,000 ransom in exchange for not disclosing client information.
The compromised information was a database of about 1,100 client names and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers.
The housing authority reported the threat to the FBI, according to Executive Director Kurt Wiest, and launched a more secure website.
The Bremerton Housing Authority informed the impacted clients of the security compromise through letters.
Source: https://www.q13fox.com/news/hacker-tries-to-ransom-bremerton-housing-authority-data
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/bremertonhousing
"id": "bre22919622",
"linkid": "bremertonhousing",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2016",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1100,
'industry': 'Housing',
'location': 'Bremerton, WA',
'name': 'Bremerton Housing Authority',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Informed impacted clients through letters',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1100,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'Medium',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Client names',
'Last four digits of Social '
'Security numbers']},
'description': "A hacker accessed the Bremerton Housing Authority's website "
'and demanded a $4,000 ransom to avoid disclosing client '
'information. The compromised data included a database of '
'about 1,100 client names and the last four digits of their '
'Social Security numbers. The housing authority reported the '
'threat to the FBI and launched a more secure website. They '
'also informed impacted clients of the security compromise '
'through letters.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Client names',
'Last four digits of Social Security numbers'],
'systems_affected': ['Website']},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Launched a more secure '
'website']},
'ransomware': {'ransom_demanded': 4000},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Informed impacted clients through '
'letters'],
'law_enforcement_notified': True,
'remediation_measures': ['Launched a more secure website']},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown Hacker',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Bremerton Housing Authority',
'type': 'Ransomware'}