North Dorset District Council was hit by a ransomware attack in March 2016.
The attack had infected 6,000 files on the council’s servers and had become a growing problem for local authorities.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/north-dorset-council-hit-by-ransomware-flips-the-bird-at-miscreants/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/north-dorset-district-council
"id": "nor0354922",
"linkid": "north-dorset-district-council",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "03/2016",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'North Dorset, UK',
'name': 'North Dorset District Council',
'type': 'Local Government'}],
'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': ['6,000 files']},
'date_detected': 'March 2016',
'description': 'North Dorset District Council was hit by a ransomware attack '
'in March 2016. The attack had infected 6,000 files on the '
'council’s servers and had become a growing problem for local '
'authorities.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ["Council's servers"]},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on North Dorset District Council',
'type': 'Ransomware'}