Georgetown County’s computer network suffered a major infrastructure breach in January 2021.
The breach impacts most of the county’s electronic systems, including county emails.
The county does have insurance against cyber attacks and worked with cyber security experts to navigate this issue and took preventive steps.
Source: https://www.live5news.com/2021/01/25/georgetown-county-computer-network-down-after-cyber-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/gtcounty
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"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "01/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Georgetown County, South Carolina',
'name': 'Georgetown County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Emails'},
'date_detected': 'January 2021',
'description': 'Georgetown County’s computer network suffered a major '
'infrastructure breach in January 2021. The breach impacts '
'most of the county’s electronic systems, including county '
'emails. The county does have insurance against cyber attacks '
'and worked with cyber security experts to navigate this issue '
'and took preventive steps.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'County emails and other electronic systems',
'systems_affected': 'Most of the county’s electronic systems'},
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Cyber security experts'},
'title': 'Georgetown County Cyber Infrastructure Breach',
'type': 'Infrastructure Breach'}