Law Society of British Columbia

Three real-life law offices in British Columbia were attacked in June 2016 by extortionists who used malware to lock down files and demand a ransom.

One of the companies paid the ransom even though the company had a backup of the files.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ransomware-hackers-pose-threat-to-b-c-law-firms-1.2898490

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/law-society-of-british-columbia

"id": "law193524622",
"linkid": "law-society-of-british-columbia",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "01/2015",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Legal Services',
                        'location': 'British Columbia',
                        'name': 'Three Law Offices',
                        'type': 'Legal'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'date_detected': 'June 2016',
 'description': 'Three real-life law offices in British Columbia were attacked '
                'in June 2016 by extortionists who used malware to lock down '
                'files and demand a ransom. One of the companies paid the '
                'ransom even though the company had a backup of the files.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ['File Systems']},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'ransomware': {'ransom_paid': ['One of the companies paid the ransom']},
 'response': {'recovery_measures': ['Backup Restoration']},
 'threat_actor': 'Extortionists',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Law Offices in British Columbia',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}