Marketron, the business provider of media industry-related revenue was targeted in a ransomware attack.
Russian criminal organization BlackMatter took responsibility for the attack.
The attack affected various services including Marketron Traffic, Visual Traffic Cloud, Exchange, and Advertiser Portal services.
The enterprise made efforts into restoring its systems by getting in touch with the FBI and the hackers.
Source: https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/the-ransomware-dubbed-blackmatter-hits-marketron/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/marketron_13831
"id": "mar2048251122",
"linkid": "marketron_13831",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Media',
'name': 'Marketron',
'type': 'Business'}],
'description': 'Marketron, the business provider of media industry-related '
'revenue, was targeted in a ransomware attack by the Russian '
'criminal organization BlackMatter. The attack affected '
'various services including Marketron Traffic, Visual Traffic '
'Cloud, Exchange, and Advertiser Portal services. The '
'enterprise made efforts into restoring its systems by getting '
'in touch with the FBI and the hackers.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Marketron Traffic',
'Visual Traffic Cloud',
'Exchange',
'Advertiser Portal services']},
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
'threat_actor': 'BlackMatter',
'title': 'Marketron Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware'}