Texas Department of Transportation

The website and web service of Texas Department of Transportation was hit by a ransomware attack.

An unauthorized access to the agency’s network was responsible for the attck.

TxDOT immediately took help of the federal law enforcement and isolated the incident and shut down any unauthorized access.

Source: https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/TxDOT-website-online-services-down-after-ransomware-attack-570516871.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/texas-department-of-transportation

"id": "tex15167222",
"linkid": "texas-department-of-transportation",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Transportation',
                        'location': 'Texas, USA',
                        'name': 'Texas Department of Transportation',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'description': 'The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) website and '
                'web service were hit by a ransomware attack. An unauthorized '
                'access to the agency’s network was responsible for the '
                'attack. TxDOT immediately took help of the federal law '
                'enforcement and isolated the incident and shut down any '
                'unauthorized access.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Website', 'Web Service']},
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Isolated the incident',
                                       'Shut down unauthorized access'],
              'law_enforcement_notified': True,
              'third_party_assistance': 'Federal Law Enforcement'},
 'title': 'Texas Department of Transportation Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}