Work at two Manitoba law firms became virtually standstill after cyber attacks.
The staff went without access to their computer systems, locking out digital files, emails, and data backups.Cloud backups were also locked.
Entire computer systems at the two firms were infected with ransomware.
The law society identified the ransomware virus as Maze.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-law-firms-computer-virus-ransomware-1.5530825
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/law-society-of-manitoba
"id": "the1535291222",
"linkid": "law-society-of-manitoba",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "04/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Legal',
'location': 'Manitoba',
'name': 'Manitoba Law Firms',
'type': 'Law Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Locked'},
'description': 'Work at two Manitoba law firms became virtually standstill '
'after cyber attacks. The staff went without access to their '
'computer systems, locking out digital files, emails, and data '
'backups. Cloud backups were also locked. Entire computer '
'systems at the two firms were infected with ransomware. The '
'law society identified the ransomware virus as Maze.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Virtual standstill',
'operational_impact': 'Significant',
'systems_affected': ['Computer Systems',
'Digital Files',
'Emails',
'Data Backups',
'Cloud Backups']},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Locked', 'ransomware_strain': 'Maze'},
'threat_actor': 'Maze Ransomware',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Manitoba Law Firms',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}