City of Twin Falls

Twin Falls County faced computer problems as a result of a ransomware attack on its network.

The attack shut down the county’s internet and access to some computers and disrupted many operations in the county.

The county’s IT staff, along with private cybersecurity experts tried to investigate the attack and restored the systems.

Source: https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/twin-falls-county-computer-network-remains-down-cause-under-investigation/article_3d431047-4ef9-55ea-a3e0-22d8c1c449b2.html#tracking-source=in-article

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-twin-falls

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"linkid": "city-of-twin-falls",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "08/2021",
"severity": "90",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

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                        'location': 'Twin Falls County',
                        'name': 'Twin Falls County',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
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