Mecklenburg County

Mecklenburg County Government fell victim to a ransomware attack after its 48 servers were targeted by the attackers.

The threat actors demanded $23,000. to decrypt the servers.

The hackers were dedicated to stealing our stuff, stealing our data.

Source: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/crimestoppers/sc-school-district-latest-victim-to-ransomware/275-512723105

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/mecklenburg-county

"id": "mec2132101122",
"linkid": "mecklenburg-county",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Mecklenburg County',
                        'name': 'Mecklenburg County Government',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'description': 'Mecklenburg County Government fell victim to a ransomware '
                'attack after its 48 servers were targeted by the attackers. '
                'The threat actors demanded $23,000 to decrypt the servers. '
                'The hackers were dedicated to stealing our stuff, stealing '
                'our data.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Yes', 'systems_affected': '48 Servers'},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain, Data Theft',
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes', 'ransom_demanded': '$23,000'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Mecklenburg County Government',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}