Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

Some personal files of Washington, D.C. police department officers were compromised in a ransomware attack.

The Babuk ransomware attacked the department's servers and stole HR-related files.

The department immediately took actions and shut off systems to contain the attack.

Source: https://www.jpost.com/international/hackers-access-dc-police-personnel-files-in-ransomware-attack-cnn-666820

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/metropolitan-police-department-of-the-district-of-columbia

"id": "met22517322",
"linkid": "metropolitan-police-department-of-the-district-of-columbia",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "04/2021",
"severity": "90",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Law Enforcement',
                        'location': 'Washington, D.C.',
                        'name': 'Washington, D.C. Police Department',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Server Attack',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Files',
                                              'HR-related Files']},
 'description': 'Some personal files of Washington, D.C. police department '
                'officers were compromised in a ransomware attack. The Babuk '
                "ransomware attacked the department's servers and stole "
                'HR-related files. The department immediately took actions and '
                'shut off systems to contain the attack.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Files', 'HR-related Files'],
            'systems_affected': ['Department Servers']},
 'motivation': 'Data Theft',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True, 'ransomware_strain': 'Babuk'},
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Systems Shut Off']},
 'threat_actor': 'Babuk Ransomware Group',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Washington, D.C. Police Department',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}