City of Stuart

The City of Stuart suffered a ransomware attack after a computer virus infected its servers over the weekend.

The virus froze up the city’s servers and got them offline, however city emergency services, including 911, remain unaffected.

According to the reports, the hackers demanded a ransom in Bitcoin to decrypt the servers.

Source: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/martin-county/2019/04/17/stuart-officials-confirm-city-victim-computer-ransomware-attack/3502211002/

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

"id": "cit0711122",
"linkid": "city-of-stuart",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "04/2019",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Stuart',
                        'name': 'City of Stuart',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Computer Virus',
 'description': 'The City of Stuart suffered a ransomware attack after a '
                'computer virus infected its servers over the weekend. The '
                'virus froze up the city’s servers and got them offline, '
                'however city emergency services, including 911, remain '
                'unaffected. The hackers demanded a ransom in Bitcoin to '
                'decrypt the servers.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Servers frozen and offline',
            'systems_affected': ['City Servers']},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True, 'ransom_demanded': 'Bitcoin'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on City of Stuart',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}