Government of Prince Edward Island

The P.E.I. government’s website was held for ransom.

No personal data was breached.

The page warned that files on the website were encrypted and no longer accessible. No one could decrypt the files without the attacker’s special decryption service.

Ransomware attacks lock access to files unless the victim pays a ransom to have them decrypted.

The government was able to restore the website from a backup.

Source: https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/news/pei-government-website-hit-by-ransomware-attack-204179/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/province-of-pei

"id": "gov211111622",
"linkid": "province-of-pei",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "04/2018",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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                        'location': 'P.E.I.',
                        'name': 'P.E.I. Government',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'description': 'The P.E.I. government’s website was held for ransom. The page '
                'warned that files on the website were encrypted and no longer '
                'accessible. No one could decrypt the files without the '
                'attacker’s special decryption service. The government was '
                'able to restore the website from a backup.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'No', 'systems_affected': 'Website'},
 'motivation': 'Financial',
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Restored website from backup'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on P.E.I. Government Website',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}