Société de transport de Montréal

RansomExx ransomware attacked Montréal (STM) public transport system which impacted its, services and online systems.

The operation of buses or metro systemwas not affected however people with disabilities who rely on STM's door-to-door paratransit service are affected.

They are investigating the attack with law enforcement and external experts.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/montreals-stm-public-transport-system-hit-by-ransomware-attack/

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

"id": "soc205512222",
"linkid": "societedetransportdemontreal",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'People with disabilities who '
                                              "rely on STM's door-to-door "
                                              'paratransit service',
                        'industry': 'Transportation',
                        'location': 'Montréal',
                        'name': 'Montréal (STM) Public Transport System',
                        'type': 'Public Transport'}],
 'description': 'RansomExx ransomware attacked Montréal (STM) public transport '
                'system which impacted its services and online systems. The '
                'operation of buses or metro system was not affected however '
                "people with disabilities who rely on STM's door-to-door "
                'paratransit service are affected. They are investigating the '
                'attack with law enforcement and external experts.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Paratransit service affected',
            'systems_affected': ['online systems', 'paratransit service']},
 'investigation_status': 'Investigating with law enforcement and external '
                         'experts',
 'motivation': 'Financial gain',
 'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'RansomExx'},
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True,
              'third_party_assistance': 'External experts'},
 'threat_actor': 'RansomExx',
 'title': 'RansomExx Ransomware Attack on Montréal (STM) Public Transport '
          'System',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}