A significant ransomware attack on a major government agency in Trinidad and Tobago has left it unable to operate for at least the remainder of the year.
The organisation has been hit by a ransomware attack and is presently evaluating its systems.
Due to a ransomware attack that was just identified, the nation's National Insurance Board (NIBTT) announced in writing that all offices will be closed.
NIBTT stated that all necessary precautions are being taken to safeguard the technology hardware and data integrity.
Source: https://therecord.media/trinidad-and-tobago-government-agency-hit-with-post-christmas-cyberattack
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/the-national-insurance-board-of-trinidad-and-tobago
"id": "the04122124",
"linkid": "the-national-insurance-board-of-trinidad-and-tobago",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'Trinidad and Tobago',
'name': 'National Insurance Board of Trinidad and '
'Tobago',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'description': 'A significant ransomware attack on the National Insurance '
'Board of Trinidad and Tobago has left it unable to operate '
'for at least the remainder of the year. The organization is '
'presently evaluating its systems and has closed all offices '
'due to the attack.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'At least the remainder of the year',
'operational_impact': 'All offices closed'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on National Insurance Board of Trinidad and '
'Tobago',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}