The Lake George Land Conservancy was targeted by the ransomware attack after beefing up the security of its servers and other aspects of its computer system.
The company found their computer files encrypted, with an anonymous hacker demanding a ransom to unlock their digital information.
The hackers demanded a substantial payment in bitcoins for the files to be restored.
The company also stated that the infected files were deleted and that the computers and servers that were attacked were cleaned and reloaded with the data.
Source: https://suncommunitynews.com/news/83801/lake-george-land-conservancy-endures-ransomware-attack/
"id": "LAK7711523",
"linkid": "lake-george-land-conservancy",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"