Delaware County, Pennsylvania fell victim to the DoppelPaymer ransomware group in November 2020 after which it agreed to pay nearly $1.6 million on cybersecurity measures.
The attackers infiltrated its networks and encrypted police reports, payroll, purchasing orders, and other county services.
The county had to spend about $25,000 to recover its systems and restore all the operations.
Source: https://statescoop.com/delaware-county-pa-plans-cybersecurity-upgrade-after-ransomware-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/delaware-county
"id": "del15218322",
"linkid": "delaware-county",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'Pennsylvania',
'name': 'Delaware County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'date_detected': 'November 2020',
'description': 'Delaware County, Pennsylvania fell victim to the DoppelPaymer '
'ransomware group in November 2020 after which it agreed to '
'pay nearly $1.6 million on cybersecurity measures. The '
'attackers infiltrated its networks and encrypted police '
'reports, payroll, purchasing orders, and other county '
'services. The county had to spend about $25,000 to recover '
'its systems and restore all the operations.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['police reports',
'payroll',
'purchasing orders',
'other county services'],
'financial_loss': ['$25,000', '$1.6 million']},
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True,
'ransom_demanded': '$1.6 million',
'ransomware_strain': 'DoppelPaymer'},
'threat_actor': 'DoppelPaymer',
'title': 'DoppelPaymer Ransomware Attack on Delaware County',
'type': 'Ransomware'}