The town in the Midland province became a victim of a malware attack
The Canadian town of Midland has paid ransom to cyber criminals to have its servers unblocked.
The ransom was in the form of Bitcoin (BTC) but the amount is not specified.
Midland got a ransom demand to get decryption keys.
The town authorities decided a few days later to pay the sum.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/canadian-town-pays-hackers-ransom-in-bitcoin-btc/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-midland
"id": "cit03830922",
"linkid": "city-of-midland",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'Midland province',
'name': 'Midland Town',
'type': 'Municipality'}],
'description': 'The town of Midland in the Midland province became a victim '
'of a malware attack. The town authorities paid a ransom in '
'Bitcoin to have its servers unblocked.',
'impact': {'financial_loss': 'Ransom paid in Bitcoin (amount unspecified)',
'systems_affected': 'Servers'},
'motivation': 'Financial gain',
'ransomware': {'ransom_demanded': 'Yes', 'ransom_paid': 'Yes'},
'threat_actor': 'Cyber criminals',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Midland Town',
'type': 'Ransomware'}