A local non-profit organisation Buncombe County’s Council on Aging that works with thousands of seniors has had a security breach recently.
It is believed that someone hit the non-profit’s computers with ransomware and stole private information.
Asheville police investigated the incident.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ransomware-attack-reported-at-council-on-aging-of-buncombe-county/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/council-on-aging-of-buncombe-county
"id": "cou23423922",
"linkid": "council-on-aging-of-buncombe-county",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Senior services',
'location': 'Buncombe County',
'name': 'Buncombe County’s Council on Aging',
'type': 'Non-profit organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Private information'},
'description': 'A local non-profit organisation, Buncombe County’s Council on '
'Aging, that works with thousands of seniors has had a '
'security breach recently. It is believed that someone hit the '
'non-profit’s computers with ransomware and stole private '
'information. Asheville police investigated the incident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Private information',
'systems_affected': 'Computers'},
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'Asheville police'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Buncombe County’s Council on Aging',
'type': 'Ransomware'}