Brown County

Brown County's computer system was down for an extended stretch after it was targeted in a ransomware attack.

The county’s information technology department received a notification that an external agency had set up malware to activate and/or extract data from the county computer system.

After that Brown County immediately shut down the computer system, and hired an external firm to investigate.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/sd-brown-county-received-notification-of-a-breach-when-computer-system-shut-down-in-august/

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/brown-county

"id": "bro2111101122",
"linkid": "brown-county",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
                        'name': 'Brown County',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Data extraction'},
 'description': "Brown County's computer system was down for an extended "
                'stretch after it was targeted in a ransomware attack. The '
                'county’s information technology department received a '
                'notification that an external agency had set up malware to '
                'activate and/or extract data from the county computer system. '
                'After that Brown County immediately shut down the computer '
                'system, and hired an external firm to investigate.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'Extended stretch',
            'operational_impact': 'System shutdown',
            'systems_affected': 'County computer system'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'motivation': 'Data extraction and ransom',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Data extraction'},
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'System shutdown',
              'third_party_assistance': 'External firm'},
 'threat_actor': 'External agency',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Brown County',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}