Events DC

Events D.C., the District’s convention and sports authority, was the victim of a recent cyberattack across its network.

It have compromised sensitive employee and customer data.

The hackers used BlackCat software, a ransomware also known as “ALPHV."

That ransomware has been utilized to attack companies through gaining access to encrypted files and stolen file disclosure.

Events D.C. employs more than 400 across the organization, and its an assumption that potentially everyone's personal data has been compromised.

Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2022/10/28/ransomware-cyberattack-events-dc.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/events-dc

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"linkid": "events-dc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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                        'location': 'District of Columbia',
                        'name': 'Events D.C.',
                        'size': 'More than 400 employees',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
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                 'data_exfiltration': True,
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                                              'data']},
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                'was the victim of a recent cyberattack across its network. It '
                'have compromised sensitive employee and customer data. The '
                'hackers used BlackCat software, a ransomware also known as '
                '“ALPHV.” That ransomware has been utilized to attack '
                'companies through gaining access to encrypted files and '
                'stolen file disclosure. Events D.C. employs more than 400 '
                'across the organization, and its an assumption that '
                "potentially everyone's personal data has been compromised.",
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 'title': 'Events D.C. Cyberattack',
 'type': 'Cyberattack'}