Ministry of Finance - Brazil

Ministry of Finance - Brazil

The National Treasury's computing systems of the Brazilian Ministry of Economy fell prey to a ransomware attack.

The attackers compromised the internal network of the National Treasury Secretariat but the structuring systems were not affected and the attack was soon contained.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brazilian-government-discloses-national-treasury-ransomware-attack/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/ministry-of-finance---brazil

"id": "min2218322",
"linkid": "ministry-of-finance---brazil",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "08/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Brazil',
                        'name': 'National Treasury Secretariat',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'description': "The National Treasury's computing systems of the Brazilian "
                'Ministry of Economy fell prey to a ransomware attack. The '
                'attackers compromised the internal network of the National '
                'Treasury Secretariat but the structuring systems were not '
                'affected and the attack was soon contained.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Internal network of the National Treasury '
                                 'Secretariat']},
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'The attack was soon contained'},
 'title': "Ransomware Attack on National Treasury's Computing Systems",
 'type': 'Ransomware'}
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