Ransomware attacks at two children’s aid societies.
One of the agencies, the Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County paid a $5,000 ransom to regain access to their sensitive data.
The other agency, Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville received ransom messages flashing on their computer screens, demanding $60,000, when they tried to access their database.
It encrypted most of their servers.
The ransomware attack locked the agencies out of local online files that contained private information on the children and families they serve.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ontario-association-of-children-s-aid-societies
"id": "ont8225622",
"linkid": "ontario-association-of-children-s-aid-societies",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Social Services',
'location': 'Oxford County',
'name': 'Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County',
'type': 'Non-profit'},
{'industry': 'Social Services',
'location': 'Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville',
'name': 'Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, '
'Leeds, and Grenville',
'type': 'Non-profit'}],
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Private information on children '
'and families']},
'description': 'Ransomware attacks at two children’s aid societies. One of '
'the agencies, the Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County '
'paid a $5,000 ransom to regain access to their sensitive '
'data. The other agency, Family and Children’s Services of '
'Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville received ransom messages '
'flashing on their computer screens, demanding $60,000, when '
'they tried to access their database. It encrypted most of '
'their servers. The ransomware attack locked the agencies out '
'of local online files that contained private information on '
'the children and families they serve.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Private information on children and '
'families'],
'systems_affected': ['Servers', 'Local online files']},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True,
'ransom_demanded': ['$5,000', '$60,000'],
'ransom_paid': ['$5,000']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attacks at Children’s Aid Societies',
'type': 'Ransomware'}