Jekyll Island Authority

Jekyll Island Authority discovered that they were hit in a ransomware attack in September 2020.

The third-party firm Coastal Computing spent over 340 hours handling the attack.

Some of the company's internal information along with a few customers' personal information was compromised in the attack.

The authority invested around $25,000 in security measures to secure their network after the attack.

Source: https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/jia-still-addressing-ransomware-attack/article_8d9a4ade-d051-500a-9603-fabc5af17e31.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/jekyll-island-authority

"id": "jek121614222",
"linkid": "jekyll-island-authority",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
                        'name': 'Jekyll Island Authority',
                        'type': 'Government Authority'}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Internal information',
                                              "Customers' personal "
                                              'information']},
 'date_detected': 'September 2020',
 'description': 'Jekyll Island Authority discovered that they were hit in a '
                'ransomware attack in September 2020. The third-party firm '
                'Coastal Computing spent over 340 hours handling the attack. '
                "Some of the company's internal information along with a few "
                "customers' personal information was compromised in the "
                'attack. The authority invested around $25,000 in security '
                'measures to secure their network after the attack.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Internal information',
                                 "Customers' personal information"]},
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Coastal Computing'},
 'title': 'Jekyll Island Authority Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}