Brookfield Residential

North American land developer and home builder Brookfield Residential fell victim to a ransomware attack by DarkSide Ransomware.

The attackers gained access to the Windows domain controller and deployed the ransomware throughout the network.

They also added Brookfield Residential to their data leak site.

However, the company restored affected systems and implemented additional security measures

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-ransomware-hits-north-american-real-estate-developer/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/brookfield-residential

"id": "bro1926251122",
"linkid": "brookfield-residential",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "08/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Real Estate',
                        'location': 'North America',
                        'name': 'Brookfield Residential',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized access to Windows domain controller',
 'description': 'North American land developer and home builder Brookfield '
                'Residential fell victim to a ransomware attack by DarkSide '
                'Ransomware. The attackers gained access to the Windows domain '
                'controller and deployed the ransomware throughout the '
                'network. They also added Brookfield Residential to their data '
                'leak site. However, the company restored affected systems and '
                'implemented additional security measures.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Windows domain controller', 'Network']},
 'motivation': 'Financial gain, data exfiltration',
 'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'DarkSide'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Restored affected systems',
                                       'Implemented additional security '
                                       'measures']},
 'threat_actor': 'DarkSide Ransomware',
 'title': 'Brookfield Residential Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}