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.
K-Electric customers have been unable to access the online services for their accounts after the attack.
To resolve this issue, K-Electric appears to be trying to reroute users through a staging site but is currently having 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.
K-Electric states that their initial investigations show that no data was stolen, but that they continue to work with local law enforcement and IT security experts.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/kelectricpk
"id": "kel43619623",
"linkid": "kelectricpk",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Energy',
'location': 'Karachi, Pakistan',
'name': 'K-Electric',
'type': 'Electricity Provider'}],
'attack_vector': 'Netwalker ransomware',
'description': '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. Customers '
'have been unable to access the online services for their '
'accounts after the attack. K-Electric appears to be trying to '
'reroute users through a staging site but is currently having '
'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. K-Electric '
'states that their initial investigations show that no data '
'was stolen, but that they continue to work with local law '
'enforcement and IT security experts.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['None'],
'downtime': ['Unknown duration'],
'operational_impact': ['Disruption of online services'],
'systems_affected': ['Billing and online services']},
'investigation_status': ['Ongoing'],
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'ransom_demanded': ['$3,850,000'],
'ransomware_strain': 'Netwalker'},
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': ['Local law enforcement'],
'third_party_assistance': ['IT security experts']},
'title': 'K-Electric Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware'}