Sandhills Global

Industry publication giant Sandhills Global fell prey to the Conti ransomware gang.

The attack caused the hosted websites to become inaccessible and disrupted their business operations.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sandhills-online-machinery-markets-shut-down-by-ransomware-attack/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/sandhillsglobal

"id": "san23722322",
"linkid": "sandhillsglobal",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "90",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Publication',
                        'name': 'Sandhills Global',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'description': 'Industry publication giant Sandhills Global fell prey to the '
                'Conti ransomware gang. The attack caused the hosted websites '
                'to become inaccessible and disrupted their business '
                'operations.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'Yes',
            'operational_impact': 'Business operations disrupted',
            'systems_affected': 'Hosted websites'},
 'motivation': 'Financial',
 'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'Conti'},
 'threat_actor': 'Conti ransomware gang',
 'title': 'Sandhills Global Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}