MetLife

MetLife experienced significant operational disruption due to a ransomware attack by the group RansomHub, resulting in over 27 days of downtime, accumulating nearly $84,000 in costs per day for government agencies. The attack highlights the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber threats and the costly impact of downtime. With an average ransom demand of $2.2 million, financial losses are substantial, even without considering reputational damage. Despite proposals to ban ransom payments by state-run organizations, government entities continue to be prime targets, underscoring the need for improved cyber resilience.

Source: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/ransomware-attacks-are-costing-government-offices-a-month-of-downtime-on-average

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/metlife

"id": "met851032025",
"linkid": "metlife",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "3/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

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                        'name': 'MetLife',
                        'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
 'description': 'MetLife experienced significant operational disruption due to '
                'a ransomware attack by the group RansomHub, resulting in over '
                '27 days of downtime, accumulating nearly $84,000 in costs per '
                'day for government agencies. The attack highlights the '
                'vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber threats and '
                'the costly impact of downtime. With an average ransom demand '
                'of $2.2 million, financial losses are substantial, even '
                'without considering reputational damage. Despite proposals to '
                'ban ransom payments by state-run organizations, government '
                'entities continue to be prime targets, underscoring the need '
                'for improved cyber resilience.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Substantial Reputational Damage',
            'downtime': '27 days',
            'financial_loss': '$2,268,000',
            'operational_impact': 'Significant Operational Disruption'},
 'lessons_learned': 'The need for improved cyber resilience.',
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'ransomware': {'ransom_demanded': '$2,200,000'},
 'recommendations': 'Improve cyber resilience to protect critical '
                    'infrastructure from cyber threats.',
 'threat_actor': 'RansomHub',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on MetLife',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}