Indianapolis Housing Agency

The Indianapolis Housing Agency, the federal agency responsible for providing housing to low-income tenants in the city suffered a ransomware attack that compromised their entire information technology system.

The attack delayed the Indianapolis Housing Agency's ability to send out October rent payments to landlords for the federal housing choice voucher program which affected 8,000 Indianapolis families.

All agency employees lost access to their email during the attack but in the meanwhile, it launched an investigation with the help of external IT security experts, law enforcement, and the agency's IT service providers.

Source: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/10/26/ransomware-indianapolis-housing-agency-section-8-system/69593974007/

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/indianapolis-housing-agency

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"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

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