City of Allentown

A serious computer virus struck the city of Allentown’s most critical systems.

It is expected to cost nearly $1 million to remove it.

It has forced the city to shut down some financial and public safety operations.

The malware virus( Emotet), first attacked the city a week ago and has been self-replicating, stealing credentials such as passwords for city employees.

The virus is threatening all city systems that run Microsoft including the Allentown’s surveillance camera.

Source: https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-allentown-computer-virus-20180220-story.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-allentown

"id": "cit19147622",
"linkid": "city-of-allentown",
"type": "Malware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Allentown',
                        'name': 'City of Allentown',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Self-replicating malware',
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Credentials'},
 'description': 'A serious computer virus struck the city of Allentown’s most '
                'critical systems. It is expected to cost nearly $1 million to '
                'remove it. It has forced the city to shut down some financial '
                'and public safety operations. The malware virus (Emotet), '
                'first attacked the city a week ago and has been '
                'self-replicating, stealing credentials such as passwords for '
                'city employees. The virus is threatening all city systems '
                'that run Microsoft including Allentown’s surveillance camera.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Credentials such as passwords for city '
                                'employees',
            'downtime': 'Partial shutdown of financial and public safety '
                        'operations',
            'financial_loss': '$1 million',
            'systems_affected': ['Financial operations',
                                 'Public safety operations',
                                 'All city systems that run Microsoft',
                                 'Surveillance camera']},
 'title': 'Emotet Malware Attack on Allentown City Systems',
 'type': 'Malware',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Credential theft'}