New Jersey's Somerset County suffered a ransomware attack that forced the county to switch off its computers and set up temporary Gmail accounts so the public can contact it for key agencies.
The attack affected its email and IT systems and disrupted services that rely on the county's databases, including accessing land and probate records.
The hack also affected a web form through which residents can request replacement mail-in ballots for New Jersey's primary election.
The county's authorities said that it would take at least the whole week for the county's digital infrastructure to be fully functional after the hack.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/new-jersey-somerset-county-ransomware-attack/index.html
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/somerset-county-nj
"id": "som22174622",
"linkid": "somerset-county-nj",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'New Jersey, USA',
'name': 'Somerset County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'description': "New Jersey's Somerset County suffered a ransomware attack "
'that forced the county to switch off its computers and set up '
'temporary Gmail accounts so the public can contact it for key '
'agencies. The attack affected its email and IT systems and '
"disrupted services that rely on the county's databases, "
'including accessing land and probate records. The hack also '
'affected a web form through which residents can request '
"replacement mail-in ballots for New Jersey's primary "
"election. The county's authorities said that it would take at "
"least the whole week for the county's digital infrastructure "
'to be fully functional after the hack.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'At least one week',
'operational_impact': ['Disrupted services relying on county '
'databases',
'Affected access to land and probate '
'records',
'Affected request for replacement mail-in '
'ballots'],
'systems_affected': ['Email systems',
'IT systems',
'County databases',
'Web form for mail-in ballots']},
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Switched off computers',
'Set up temporary Gmail accounts']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Somerset County, New Jersey',
'type': 'Ransomware'}