Licking County was targeted in a cyberattack that impacted the county’s phone and computer systems.
Over a thousand computers in the Licking county government building were rendered inoperable by a computer virus.
A county commissioner said they demanded a payment in Bitcoin but did not pay.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/officials-ransom-demanded-in-licking-county-technology-hack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/licking-county
"id": "lic1198722",
"linkid": "licking-county",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "02/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Licking County',
'name': 'Licking County Government',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Computer Virus',
'description': 'Licking County was targeted in a cyberattack that impacted '
'the county’s phone and computer systems. Over a thousand '
'computers in the Licking county government building were '
'rendered inoperable by a computer virus. A county '
'commissioner said they demanded a payment in Bitcoin but did '
'not pay.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Inoperable Computers',
'systems_affected': 'Phone and Computer Systems'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'ransomware': {'ransom_demanded': 'Yes', 'ransom_paid': 'No'},
'title': 'Cyberattack on Licking County Government Systems',
'type': 'Ransomware'}