A cyberattack was directed at Metro Transit in October 2023.
They were able to keep running their transit services securely because they were committed to defending and repairing the infrastructure.
Metro Transit claims that in order to safeguard its systems and prevent access to vital information, it was necessary to instantly freeze its systems.
The service has been restored all night by Metro Transit's IT teams.
The business claims it believes the intrusion has been stopped and that it can continue to provide transit services in a secure manner.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/metro-transit
"id": "met1129161023",
"linkid": "metro-transit",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Transportation',
'name': 'Metro Transit',
'type': 'Public Transportation'}],
'date_detected': 'October 2023',
'description': 'A cyberattack was directed at Metro Transit in October 2023. '
'They were able to keep running their transit services '
'securely because they were committed to defending and '
'repairing the infrastructure. Metro Transit claims that in '
'order to safeguard its systems and prevent access to vital '
'information, it was necessary to instantly freeze its '
'systems. The service has been restored all night by Metro '
"Transit's IT teams. The business claims it believes the "
'intrusion has been stopped and that it can continue to '
'provide transit services in a secure manner.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'All night',
'systems_affected': ['Transit services', 'IT systems']},
'response': {'containment_measures': 'Freezing systems to safeguard vital '
'information',
'remediation_measures': 'Restoring services all night'},
'title': 'Cyberattack on Metro Transit',
'type': 'Cyberattack'}