Richmond Community Schools

Hackers demanded Richmond Community Schools to pay $10,000 in Bitcoin

Richmond Community School's IT department noticed the hack had occurred on December 27, 2019.

They immediately shut down the server but the hackers had encrypted the server or rather locked out the school district from accessing their server.

The hack affected the school district's telephones, copiers, classroom technology, and even their heating system.

Source: https://midmichigannow.com/news/local/hackers-demand-richmond-community-schools-to-pay-10000-in-bitcoin

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/richmond-community-schools

"id": "ric250121222",
"linkid": "richmond-community-schools",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2019",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Richmond, Indiana',
                        'name': 'Richmond Community Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unknown',
 'date_detected': '2019-12-27',
 'description': 'Hackers demanded Richmond Community Schools to pay $10,000 in '
                "Bitcoin. The hack affected the school district's telephones, "
                'copiers, classroom technology, and even their heating system.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'Unknown',
            'operational_impact': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Telephones',
                                 'Copiers',
                                 'Classroom Technology',
                                 'Heating System']},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes', 'ransom_demanded': '$10,000'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Cyber Incident Description'}],
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Shutdown of server'},
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Richmond Community Schools',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}