K-Electric, the sole electricity provider for Karachi, Pakistan, has suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that led to the disruption of billing and online services.
The attack left K-Electric customers have been unable to access the online services for their accounts.
To resolve the issue however K-Electric tried to reroute users through a staging site, but were facing difficulties.
The ransomware operators demanded a $3,850,000 ransom payment and If a ransom is not paid within seven days, the ransom would be increased to $7.7 million.
"id": "KEL2336271222",
"linkid": "kelectricpk",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"