Stanislaus County was targeted by the ransomware attack in December 2017.
The county claimed that ransomware infiltrated its computer network for behavioral health and recovery services.
A network was basically held hostage by ransomware programs until the victim pays the cyber criminals.
The infected network has been shut down and isolated by Stanislaus County officials.
All of the county's mental health and recovery services centers are still accepting new patients, and the phone systems are working properly.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/stanislaus-county
"id": "sta85326223",
"linkid": "stanislaus-county",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2017",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Health',
'location': 'Stanislaus County, California',
'name': 'Stanislaus County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unknown',
'date_detected': 'December 2017',
'description': 'Stanislaus County was targeted by a ransomware attack in '
'December 2017. The ransomware infiltrated the computer '
'network for behavioral health and recovery services, holding '
'the network hostage until ransom was paid. The infected '
'network was shut down and isolated by county officials. All '
'mental health and recovery services centers continued to '
'accept new patients, and phone systems remained operational.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Network shutdown and isolation',
'systems_affected': 'Behavioral health and recovery services '
'network'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'response': {'containment_measures': 'Network shutdown and isolation'},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Stanislaus County',
'type': 'Ransomware'}