The Georgetown County was attacked by ransomware in January 2021.
The county shut down its network to contain the attack and no personal data, either employee or taxpayer was compromised in the attack.
The county had backups of its data and they rebuild their systems rather than paying a ransom.
Source: https://coastalobserver.com/restoration-of-computer-system-continues-after-ransomware-found/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/gtcounty
"id": "geo224927222",
"linkid": "gtcounty",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "01/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Georgetown, South Carolina',
'name': 'Georgetown County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'date_detected': 'January 2021',
'description': 'The Georgetown County was attacked by ransomware in January '
'2021. The county shut down its network to contain the attack '
'and no personal data, either employee or taxpayer was '
'compromised in the attack. The county had backups of its data '
'and they rebuild their systems rather than paying a ransom.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': 'Network'},
'ransomware': {'ransom_paid': 'No'},
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Shut down network'],
'remediation_measures': ['Rebuild systems from backups']},
'title': 'Georgetown County Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware'}