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.
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'}