Argentina's largest telecom, one of the leading services in the country since 1990 was hit by crypto-demanding ransomware.
Unknown attackers asked for $7.5 million in Monero, a major privacy coin as ransom.
Numerous Windows computers owned by the company were hacked and encrypted, many of which contain sensitive data.
Source: https://invezz.com/news/2020/07/20/argentinian-telecom-hit-by-monero-ransomware/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/telecom-argentina
"id": "tel14716123",
"linkid": "telecom-argentina",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "07/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Telecommunications',
'location': 'Argentina',
'name': "Argentina's Largest Telecom",
'type': 'Telecom Company'}],
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Sensitive Data'},
'description': "Argentina's largest telecom, one of the leading services in "
'the country since 1990, was hit by crypto-demanding '
'ransomware. Unknown attackers asked for $7.5 million in '
'Monero, a major privacy coin as ransom. Numerous Windows '
'computers owned by the company were hacked and encrypted, '
'many of which contain sensitive data.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive Data',
'systems_affected': ['Windows Computers']},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes', 'ransom_demanded': '$7.5 million'},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': "Ransomware Attack on Argentina's Largest Telecom",
'type': 'Ransomware'}